325 A TRANSLATION OP THE KEDDAH ANNALS. 
tlie name of jigur rjungi (a). Phra Ong Sarin had charge 
of the right wing, and Phra Ong Koorsir of the left, while 
Baja Angkonerat commanded the center or main body. 
The rear was under Phra Ong Wa Tang r l a Kalana 
Hetam drew up his army thus—Maha Raja Dar ul Alum 
commanded the right wing, and Maha Raja Dar ul Gun- 
ong, with Kalana Hetam and all the champions held ti e 
main body or center. Maha Raja Jakjakoocha Raja bad 
charge of the rear [tail. ] 
Then was heard the loud defiance from both sides, while 
the opposing lines, with clashing of arms, rushed to the 
charge. Man encountered man, and weapons rung upon 
weapons, like the claws of fighting scorpions. The main 
body fought thus so closely that the rear lines of each force 
came in contact also. Neither party would give way, 
but waved backwards and forwards, whirling round and 
round, slashing and cutting, and mixing confusedly in fight, 
while the clash of arms was loud and terrible. The cowardly 
were also heard plaining and screaming like the riyanj 
( b ). Such was the tumult caused by the shock of battle, 
when the champions encountered, that it resembled thun¬ 
der and a tempest, and when joined to the roar of the 
elephants and the neighing of horses, and the beating of 
war drums resembled the noise of waves lashing against 
the rocks. What quantities of broken arms strewed the 
plain after this onset. 
Clouds of dust also arose and converted day into night. 
The ensigns of the contending parties were observed, while 
the standards shone conspicuously. Now beneath that or 
an umbrella (c) was a short man encased in an iron chain 
coat of mail, who was amusing himself by exhibiting Bur¬ 
mese warlike gestures [a practice common to Peguers.] 
He was elevated on a sora [some fabulous animal,] and filled 
with consternation all those who beheld him. Ihis chief 
was the Girgassi Baja Sang Wira Angkara. He had three 
brothers in the fight. One was tall and stout, and he lode 
on a Walmana [this is a fabulous animal said to resemble 
an elephant with tusks and a proboscis, with the feel and 
body of a horse and having wings, he lias scales according 
to some like armour] endowed with preternatural faculties. 
He was armed with a badomkel and was frightful to look 
on. He was named Phra Sang Dati Kosa. r lhe next one 
(a) Jigin juogc, are Persian words, j'gur liver, anger, hope, jungi warlike. 
(b) Ciada. 
(c) A Hindu weapon. 
