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of bugles, fell upon the caravan confident of its safety. (12).
The army created alarm in young men with its harsh sounds- 'kill, kill, kill.' It was in itself mutually thrown into confusion. It had with it the collection of long bows. (13).
And now a very terrible battle took place between the army and the men of the caravan who were awakened at their (i. e. S'abaras') own sound. And in it, the arrows of one side cut off the volleys of arrows
from the other side. (14).
With one attack, the men of the caravan who were exceptionally brave and mad with rage, scattered forcibly the army in various directions like a herd of deer. (15).
Then all the S'abaras, in whom great rage was produced by mutual recrimination, attacked again having gathered together. (16).
[18] Now the caravan was conquered by the S'abara army, on account of the paucity (of the men of the caravan.) The horde of ants stings even a terrible serpent. (17). Having conquered the caravan, S'abaras
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