The Army of the Indian Moghuls: Its Organization and Administration c20.10

c20.10

Next morning the King of Kings started,
The throng of elephants roared,
The royal march was beaten loudly,
Then played the music of His Majesty,
The big drums shook with mutterings and growlings,
Men shouted ‘Victory! Victory!’,
The trumpets brayed ‘ho-hu-ho’,
The King of Kings’ good omens appeared,
The hautboys sounded happy augury,
Rāma and the sages joined the throng.
‘Clash, clash’ clanged the cymbals,
Jingling bells began their ‘tinkle, tinkle’,
The elephant riders displayed their standards,
In front ran men shouting ‘Victory!’