454 Analysis of the Raghu Vans'a. [No. 6. 



Eastern regions, he arrived on the shores of the mighty ocean darkling 

 with the palm trees' shade. The Suhmi bending to the conqueror as 

 reeds to the torrent's fury, escaped destruction. Having conquered 

 the Bengalis who trusted in their ships, he erected pillars of victory on 

 the islands of the Ganges. 



Having passed the Kapisa river by elephants, under the guidance of 

 the people of Utkal (Orissa) Raghu arrived at Kalinga. Mount 

 Mahendra received from him a shock, as from the Mahut's goad the 

 stubborn elephant's head. Kalinga's monarch mighty in elephants in 

 vain attacked Raghu, like Indra attempting to cut his wings. The 

 soldiers decorating the place with betel leaves, toasted their success in 

 wine of Nalikera ; but Raghu desiring victory only for the sake of 

 justice took possession of no land. Then to Agastya's land he march- 

 ed skirting the shore, fringed with fruitful betel palms. The sol- 

 diers occupied the plain to the foot of the Malaya hills where doves 

 flit in spicy groves. The elephants had their temples fragrant from 

 the dust of sandal wood which they had raised in their march. The 

 Pandu kings rendered homage to Raghu by gems collected from the 

 ocean's bed where Tamraparna rolls its waves. Having refreshed 

 himself near the shore on the Malaya and Dardura sandal-covered 

 hills, the paps of earth, he lined with troops the Sabya hill, from 

 which ocean had retired far and left earth's bosom bare ; the soldiers 

 then marched on to subdue the Western people. The dust from the 

 Ketak tree raised by the winds from the Mural river served to polish 

 the soldier's armour, the tinkling coats of mail drowned the sound of the 

 betel trees agitated by the wind. Old ocean retired at Ram's request, 

 but to Raghu she gave as her tribute dominion over Western kings. 

 The Trikuta mount cut by the tusks of maddened elephants afforded 

 victory pillars. 



In his battle with the Western people he could only recognise the 

 enemy by the twang of the horny bow, so dense the dust lay round. 

 The bearded heads strewed thick the ground. In vineyards fair the 

 soldiers wearied with warfare refreshed themselves with wine. To the 

 region of Kuvera the monarch proceeded ; he carried off the people by 

 his arrows which dispersed them as rapidly as the sun the water by his 

 rays. His horses refreshed themselves on the banks of the Sindhu ; 

 the people of Kamboj were as little able to stand his charge in battle 



