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Zal Strikes Down Khazarvan

Zal Strikes Down Khazarvan

From B1.10, Zal Comes to Mehrab’s Aid. It illustrates B1.10.24–28:

  • B1.10.24
    His blood ran hot; his fury flared and grew;He seized his father’s gorz and forward flew.
  • B1.10.25
    Then Khazarvan advanced with roaring cry,Like lion fierce beneath the darkened sky.
  • B1.10.26
    But Zal surged on and would not quit the fight;He raised the ox-head gorz with all his might.
  • B1.10.27
    He swung the gorz with force no man could stay,And struck his head and drove his life away.
  • B1.10.28
    His blood made earth appear a leopard’s hide;Zal cast him down and passed him in his stride.

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