LXXIII.

The leader of war with eagerness {177a} conducts the battle,

Mallet of the land, {177b} he loved the mighty reapers; {177c}

Stout youth, the freshness of his form was stained with blood,

His accoutrements resounded, his chargers made a clang; {177d}

His cheeks {177e} are covered with armour,

And thus, image of death, he scatters desolation in the toil;

In the first onset his lances penetrate the targets, {177f}

And a track of surrounding light is made by the aim of the darting of his

spears.

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