Hindu Administrative Institutions c11.s3.25

c11.s3.25

‘My father stands like a stone in the field where he fell: my husband fell dead in the thick of the fight: my elder brothers bore the brunt of the enemy’s attack and gave up life: my son standing firm behind the broken ranks of his own army, shot his arrows from his bow vigorously and assailed the enemy king falling dead like a boar transfixed.’