3G G. A. Grierson —Translation to Man’hodh’s Harihans. [Sp. No. 
to the wicked, and all the men of Anga, Banga and Tailanga were scat¬ 
tered. (40) On that day Hari showed unlimited prowess^ like a hundred 
Arjunas and two hundred Bhimas, and the enemy fought as much as it 
desired with him, as a moth leaps and falls into a fire. It cannot even be 
counted how many men Hari slew, in order to raise the burden of the 
earth. Some of the generals fled towards their home, and those who re¬ 
mained behind were killed. The Yadavas remained thick as clouds in the 
month of Bhado, and none of them were scattered having Hari for their 
support.^ (45) They showered arrows like a rain (so heavy) that the 
enemy thought that creation was coming to an end (in a flood). Every 
king, who joined combat with the Yadavas, immediately found himself 
close to the gates of death.^ So the army returned, and the portion which 
was left behind was washed away in a stream of blood,'^ in which the 
floating shields were like the tortoises, and the turbans, snakes. Krishna 
let a few of them escape, so that he might grant (the world) a benefit, as 
he would again (be able to) collect (and carry away) the burden of the 
earth. (50) Those who had been^ so stout (and valiant) and now so 
small, did not, out of shame, return to their fortress. The brave enemies^ 
of the earth again collected, and again shamelessly arrived (against 
Mathura). For their reward they all got arrows (sharp as) scorpions, 
and again they returned to the place whence they had ridden. Again 
they began to fight, and again were beaten, nor did there remain to them 
a comrade, or joy, or love. Again they mounted and came, and again 
were defeated, and thus the war was repeated fifteen times. 
(55) Saith Man’bodh, “ The Lord of Magadha returned, and the 
troops who came with him all died.” 
End of Book X. 
^ Lit., ‘ made an unlimited battle.* 
' ‘a support.’ 
‘ blood and the like.* 
^ old form of Cf. the old Bangali form for I^^TTW. 
^ Lit., ‘death.’ 
