प्रियदर्शिका नाटिका (सम्राट हर्षवर्धन - चतुरङ्क शास्त्रीय नाटिका सान्वय सटीक)

pp 8-9 6 [ Act I.
VIJA.—May Your Majesty hear—Starting from here
according to Your Majesty's order, with an army of
elephants, cavalry and infantry, as directed, we traversed
the road though long in three days, and unexpectedly
fell upon Vindhyaketu at the time of day-break
KING —Then, then ?
VIJA —Then roused by hearing the tumultuous din
of our forces, he, Vindhyaketu, too, rushed out like a
lion from a cave of the Vindhya mountain and without
waiting for (the mastering of) his army and conveyances
and having a few followers that happened to be at
hand, proceeded at once to engage us, proclaiming his
name
KING—( Looking at RUMANVAT with a smile ) That
was creditably done by Vindhyaketu What then ?
VIJA.—Then when his companions were killed to a
man in a fierce onslaught by us, whose envy and
energy were doubled at the thought—‘Here is he, ’ he,
with the fury of his anger and strength enhanced by
the crushing blow, fought in a still fiercer manner
KING—Bravo, Vindhyaketu ! Excellent, excellent !
VIJAYA—What description can be given, Sire ! I
will tell in brief—
Having first of all, himself fighting on foot, crushed
the foot-soldiers by merely striking them hard with
his chest, and dispersed the terrified cavalry like a
herd of deer in the quarters with volleys of arrows
from afar, he discharged on all sides the whole stock
of his weapons and then quickly unsheathing his
sword, proceeded to enjoy the sport of cutting off
the plantain grove of the mass of elephants' trunks (9).
Making havoc, single-handed, in this way in our three-
fold army, with his towering shoulders covered with the
rays of his sword, Vindhyaketu, with his broad chest
shattered by hundreds of weapons, and exhausted after
a long time, was slain in the battle (10)
KING—Rumanvan, to tell the truth we are quite
put to shame by the death of Vindhyaketu, following
the path proper for worthy ( i e brave ) persons