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Dhruva Mahārāja's Fight with the Yakṣas
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Mahārāja, threw twice as many arrows—six from each of the soldiers—and thus they very valiantly exhibited their prowess.
TEXTS 11-12
ततः परिधनिर्विशैः प्रासशूलपरश्वधैः । 
  शक्त्यृष्टिमिर्शुण्डीभिश्चित्रवाजैः शरैरपि ॥११॥ 
  अभ्यवर्षन् प्रकुपिताः सरथं सहसारथिम् । 
  इच्छन्तस्तत्प्रतीकर्तुमयुतानां त्रयोदश ॥१२॥
tataḥ parigha-nistrimśaiḥ 
  prāsaśūla-paraśvadhaiḥ 
  śakty-ṛṣṭibhir bhuśuṇḍībhiś 
  citra-vājaiḥ śarair api 
  abhyavarṣan prakupitāḥ 
  saratham saha sārathim 
  icchantas tat pratīkartum 
  ayutānām trayodaśa
tataḥ—thereupon; parigha—with iron bludgeons; nistrimśaiḥ—and swords; prāsaśūla—with tridents; paraśvadhaiḥ—and lances; śakti—with pikes; ṛṣṭibhiḥ—and spears; bhuśuṇḍībhiḥ—with bhuśuṇḍī weapons; citra-vājaiḥ—having various feathers; śaraiḥ—with arrows; api—also; abhyavarṣan—they showered Dhruva; prakupitāḥ—being angry; sa-ratham—along with his chariot; saha sārathim—along with his charioteer; icchantaḥ—desiring; tat—Dhruva's activities; pratīkartum—to counteract; ayutānām—of tenthousands; trayodaśa—thirteen.
TRANSLATION
The Yakṣa soldiers were 130,000 strong, all greatly angry and all desiring to defeat the wonderful activities of Dhruva Mahārāja. With full strength they showered various types of feathered arrows, parighas [iron bludgeons], nistrimśas [swords], prāsaśūlas [tridents], paraśvadhas [lances], śaktis [pikes], ṛṣṭis [spears], and bhuśuṇḍī weapons upon Mahārāja Dhruva along with his chariot and charioteer.
TEXT 13
औत्तानपादिः स तदा शस्त्रवर्षेण भूरिणा । 
  न एवादृश्यताच्छब्ध आसारेण यथा गिरिः ॥१३॥