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Dawn Assault at Kashmihan

Dawn Assault at Kashmihan

From D10.20, Bahram’s Assault on the Khan’s Army. It illustrates D10.20.15–21:

  • D10.20.15
    Then, rested, to Kashmihan’s field he pressed;At dawn the sun rose crowned above the crest.
  • D10.20.16
    The karnays filled each ear with cries of might;And colored banners filled each warrior’s sight.
  • D10.20.17
    The uproar rose from all the hunting ground;Both king and army heard the mighty sound.
  • D10.20.18
    The uproar split the lion’s ears; the soilRan red with blood amid the battle’s toil.
  • D10.20.19
    One might have said, “The clouds are hailing stone,”Or, “From the moon a rain of blood is thrown.”
  • D10.20.20
    Roused from his hunt, the Khan was caught that day;Khazarvan took him captive in the fray.
  • D10.20.21
    Three hundred noble chiefs from Chin were caught,Then bound to saddles and as captives brought.

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