The ocean of story, being C.H. Tawney's translation of Somadeva's ...

80 THE OCEAN OF STORY
Then Mandaradeva flung off the body of an elephant, and
Naravahanadatta abandoned that of a lion, and fought with
him openly in his own shape. 1 Armed with sabres, and
skilled in every elaborate trick and attitude of fence, they
appeared like two actors skilled in gesticulation, engaged in
acting a pantomime. Then Naravahanadatta by a dexterous
sleight forced from the grasp of Mandaradeva his sword,
the material symbol of victory. And Mandaradeva, having
been thus deprived of his sword, drew his dagger, but the
emperor quickly made him relinquish that in the same way.
Then Mandaradeva, being disarmed, began to wrestle with
the emperor, but he seized him by the ankles, and laid him
on the earth.
And then the sovereign set his foot on his enemy's breast,
and laying hold of his hair was preparing to cut off his head
with his sword, when the maiden Mandaradevi, the sister of
Mandaradeva, rushed up to him, and in order to prevent him
said :
" When I saw you long ago in the wood of ascetics I
marked you for my future husband, so do not, my sovereign,
kill this brother of mine, who is your brother-in-law." When
the resolute king had been thus addressed by that fair-eyed
one he let go Mandaradeva, who was ashamed at having been
conquered, and said to him : "I set you at liberty ; do not
be ashamed on that account, Vidyadhara chief ; victory and
defeat in war bestow themselves on heroes with varying
caprice." When the king said this, Mandaradeva answered
him : "Of what profit is my life to me, now that I have been
saved in war by a woman ? So I will go to my father in the
wood where he is, and perform asceticism ; you
have been
appointed emperor over both divisions of our territory here.
Indeed this occurrence was foretold long ago to me by my
father as sure to take place." When the proud hero had said
this, he repaired to his father in the grove of ascetics.
Then the gods, that were present in the air on that
"
Bravo, great emperor, you have
occasion, exclaimed :
completely conquered your enemies, and obtained sovereign
"
When Mandaradeva had gone, Dhanavati, by her
sway !
magic power, restored her own son, and both armies with him,
1
Cf. Vol. Ill, p. 195, 195W 1 .