The Mauryan Polity c6.s1.t4.4

c6.s1.t4.4

2. “If he should hear of our unbearable anguish and grief here he would not, even for the sake of the immense riches of the Nandas, tarry there amidst the mountain rocks which the new Moriyar had cut down for the smooth passage of their well-adorned chariot-wheels when they came down upon the south with an army of horses and elephants because the king of Mohūr had refused to submit when the Kośar with chariots, swift-flying like the winds, routed the enemies’ forces on the field of battle with their drums vociferously sounding on the high hoary Podiyil hill.”³ 3. "The sky-kissing snow-capped mountain-rock which the Moriyar had cut down for the free passage of their golden chariot-wheels when they swept down on the south with the Vaḍukar marching before, strong with the strength of their mighty swift-flying arrows."¹