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killed her father ? but Creeshna gave her no answer. Satyekee 

 then rose up, and desired her not to grieve, assuring her that he 

 would revenge her father's blood on that villain who was the very 

 assassin that, in confederacy with Aswesthame, basely murdered 

 the sons of Dropeda, and Sookemeda, and Drestedoomne, and so 

 many thousand others : but that his life should instantly terminate 

 in expiation of all those bloody deeds. Then, drawing his cimeter, 

 he flew towards Keret-Brema, who also got up to draw his sword, 

 when Satyekee, at the first blow, cut off his head. The relations 

 of each party immediately engaged in furious contest, and several 

 were presently killed on both sides. Creeshna, seeing the violence 

 of the fray, rose up, endeavouring to appease them ; but all his 

 exclamations and endeavours were fruitless. Keret-Brema's rela- 

 tions lanced upon Satyekee ; and Predemne, having spoken to 

 Creeshna, went to keep the assailants from him ; but two of the 

 opposite party having drawn their swords, slew both Predemne 

 and Satyekee before Creeshna's face. Creeshna was now greatly 

 enraged, and, having no other weapon by him, tore up some of 

 those reeds which grew by the river's side, and struck with them 

 those who had slain Predemne and Satyekee. Wherever those 

 fatal reeds fell, they caused certain death ; and as they now began 

 to attack Creeshna himself, he presently dispatched all his assailants 

 with the same weapon. Others, also, ran and took some of the 

 same reeds, and began to fight with them, and their effect, whom- 

 soever they touched, was like the arrow of death; for, instant des- 

 truction ensued. The father here slew his son, and the son the 

 father ; brother killed brother, and relations perished by the hand 

 of each other, all fighting with these reeds for, in truth, by the 

 curse of those three Reyshees, they were all reduced to such a 

 desperate situation, that they knew not what they did, but conti- 

 nued smiting and striking, till in the end every one of Creeshna's 



