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Goshtasb Besieged on the Mountain

Goshtasb Besieged on the Mountain

From C6.29, Goshtasb Flees before Arjasp. It illustrates C6.29.9–13:

  • C6.29.9
    His troops lit fires amid their deep despair,And burned what thorns and brushwood they could tear.
  • C6.29.10
    Each leader killed a steed in their sad state,And pondered helplessly their bitter fate.
  • C6.29.11
    The Shah laid hand on head in deep dismay,And called Jamasp to find some saving way.
  • C6.29.12
    He spoke at length about the stars, and said,“Declare what Heaven has written overhead.
  • C6.29.13
    Tell all you know; say neither more nor less:Who comes to help me in this great distress?”

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