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The Last Five Upangas [ I. Lect. 1. summoned his family-men, and having done so he spoke to them thus: "Prepare for war an excellent elephant fit for coronation or bath (and so forth exactly as in the case of Kúniya § 55, down to) ascended the elephant.
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59. Then that king Chedaya, with three thousand elephants (and so forth exactly as in the case of Kuniya § 56, down to ) passed through the midst of the city of Vesali, and having done so he went to those eighteen tributary kings, the nine Mallais and the nine Lechhais of Kasi and Kosala respectively. Then that king Chedaya, being surrounded by fifty seven thousand elephants, fifty seven thousand horses, fifty seven thousand chariots and fifty seven crores of foot-soldiers, and with all pomp and show (and so forth, down to) noise, and making comfortable halts and breakfasts and making smaller halts not at very distant places, passed through the midst of the country of Videha and went to its skirts and pitched his tents there and awaited king Kuniya being quite prepared for war.
60. Then that king Kuniya with all his pomp and show (and so forth, down to) noise came to the skirts of the country of Videha and pitched his camp at a distance of one yojana from king Chedaya.
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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