[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Kashmir](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir) › [Tārīkh-i Rashīdī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi) › [The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross) › 37.5 # The Rashīdī History 37.5 The Tarikh-i-Rashidi (Elias, Ross) 37.5 - **Language:** English ### [37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.5) The beasts of the field began to swim about in the water like fishes; and the feet of the horses stuck so fast in the mire, that the skin of their bellies adhered to the crust of the earth, while the damp caused their bones to become bare. They were afflicted with Asterkhai and began to lose their flesh and become paralytic, their bones being loosened. The feathers of the arrows fell out; the notches came off; while clothes and accoutrements became so heavy with the damp, that neither cavalry nor infantry were able to advance. In consequence of all this, our host lost their confidence and courage. But the army of the enemy, remaining where they were, covered themselves over with felt, and as far as they were able, preserved their clothes and arms from the violence of the rain. When our army came up to them, they threw aside their felt coverings and offered battle with fresh horses and uninjured arms; then the combat began in good earnest. \[Verses\] : The cries and shoutings of the two armies Fill the whole world, right and left. The spheres ring again with the cries of the heroes and the sound of the karnái. - [Previous: 37.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.4) - [Next: 37.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.6) - [Up: 37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.kashmir.tarikh-i-rashidi~en-ross.37.5) · Pramāṇa