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routed enemies. Rajah Bhekhem soon heard of this defeat and of 

 the slaughter of the armies, which made Rokem all on fire with rage 

 and jealousy, and taking his arms, he swore in presence of all the 

 rajahs, that, if he did not take Creeshna and Ram prisoners, he 

 would no longer be accounted a man. Immediately assembling 

 an army of one Kshouheenee, and, filling his quiver with arrows, 

 he set off to give them battle. When he approached them, he ex- 

 claimed with a loud voice to them to stop, and not consider him as 

 another Seesoopal. Creeshna immediately checked his horses, and 

 Rokem again began to threaten what Rokemenee's five brothers, so 

 well known throughout India for their valour, would do, and de- 

 clared that those whom Creeshna had hitherto conquered were not 

 true Khettrees. After vaunting for some time in this manner, he 

 discharged three arrows successively. Creeshna parried them with 

 his own arrow, and then shot six others : with four of those he 

 killed the four horses of the carriage, with the fifth he extended the 

 charioteer senseless, and the sixth cut away the flag of his standard. 

 Rokem instantly launched at his foe five arrows, but they all missed. 

 With another arrow Bhagavan broke his bow, and Rokem then 

 had recourse to his other arms, and alternately used his spear, his 

 gun, his battle-axe, and every other weapon he possessed, all of 

 which Creeshna broke with his arrows, so that Rokem was reduced 

 to a state of inactivity and disgrace, and with grief and rage ap- 

 proached Bhagavan as a moth flies round a taper, irresistably at- 

 tracted by its splendor. Creeshna drew his sword, and was going 

 to cut off his head, but Rokemenee started up trembling and af- 

 frighted, which averted Creeshna from his bloody purpose, and 

 made him smile. Rokemenee acknowledged her brother's guilt, 

 but pleaded successfully for his life ; so Creeshna only tied his 

 hands behind his back, and, with another arrow, struck off all the 

 hair from his head and beard, while Ram and the other Yadavas 



