Young Warriors Assemble beside the Horsemen
Bala Kanda, Doha 298
Doha 298 · Movement 2 of 2
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The mounted company shines with graceful, spirited young heroes, wise despite their years and trained in the discipline of battle. Their ornament does not conceal readiness.
Beside each horseman walk two foot soldiers expert in swordsmanship. The repeated arrangement gives the gathering rhythm: one rider above, two blades moving at his sides.
This is a wedding procession, not an army marching to war, yet Ayodhya travels with the full dignity and protection of a royal house. Heroism becomes ceremonial splendour. Weapons accompany joy without disturbing it, declaring that the road bearing Dasharatha and his lineage is guarded by capable hands from gate to gate.
Around every mounted prince, two bright swords keep pace with the wedding road.
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Gita Press code81 undated · PDF pages 284 · printed pages 282. Reader passage: bala-kanda-doha-299. Printed numbering may differ.
Source facts
- Riders graceful handsome youthful warriors, brave and knowledgeable.
- EACH rider has TWO foot attendants skilled in swordsmanship.
- No invented pride; attributed Hindi remains missing.
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- Exact poses/gazes/numericalages/clothes/ornamentcounts/geargeometryfastening/materials/spatialframing artistchoices not history or wholeparticipant/anatomy/motion/audible/emotionmotive census. Fullsourceoffcrop facts retained noabsenceinference/corpuscorrection/inventedHindi/publishing. Source comparisons/characterinsults/threats not physicaltransformations/violentevents.
- Anonymous rider newfirstartistappearance tealivorygold unmarkedforehead creamgoldheadbandturban brownskin CLEANSHAVEN, no namedRamaLakshmanaBharata/Shatrughna certificate. Leftfootman deepbrownshortbeard lowtopknot ochrecream, rightfootman tanlongface moustache BLUEturban greenivory. Gear contextual earlierC295 bows/arrows/hipquiver but currentownhands RIGHTchest LEFTreins actual; no allsourceC295 handweapons inventory certificate.
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छरे छबीले छयल सब सूर सुजान नबीन। जुग पदचर असवार प्रति जे असिकला प्रबीन।।298।।
Graceful, handsome, and spirited were all these warriors, young heroes, wise and accomplished. Two foot-soldiers attended each mounted warrior, each one expert in the art of swordsmanship (asikala).