ਮੇਦਕ ਛੰਦ ॥

medak chhand |

ਅਬ ਏਕ ਕੀਏ ਬਿਨੁ ਯੌ ਨ ਟਰੈ ॥

ab ek kee bin yau na ttarai |

ਦੋਊ ਦਾਤਨ ਪੀਸ ਹੰਕਾਰਿ ਪਰੈ ॥

doaoo daatan pees hankaar parai |

The king was determined to kill him and body of the enemies, grinding their teeth and challenging each other began to fight violently

ਜਬ ਲੌ ਨ ਸੁਨੋ ਲਵ ਖੇਤ ਮਰਾ ॥

jab lau na suno lav khet maraa |

ਤਬ ਲਉ ਨ ਲਖੋ ਰਨਿ ਬਾਜ ਟਰਾ ॥੧੧੫॥

tab lau na lakho ran baaj ttaraa |115|

The king did not stop the showering of arrows, as he waited to get the news of the death of Lavansaura.115.

ਅਬ ਹੀ ਰਣਿ ਏਕ ਕੀ ਏਕ ਕਰੈ ॥

ab hee ran ek kee ek karai |

ਬਿਨੁ ਏਕ ਕੀਏ ਰਣਿ ਤੇ ਨ ਟਰੈ ॥

bin ek kee ran te na ttarai |

Both of them had the same objective and did not want to leave the battle without killing the opponent

ਬਹੁ ਸਾਲ ਸਿਲਾ ਤਲ ਬ੍ਰਿਛ ਛੁਟੇ ॥

bahu saal silaa tal brichh chhutte |

ਦੁਹੂੰ ਓਰਿ ਜਬੈ ਰਣ ਬੀਰ ਜੁਟੇ ॥੧੧੬॥

duhoon or jabai ran beer jutte |116|

Both the warriors showered trees and stones etc. from both the sides.116.

ਕੁਪ ਕੈ ਲਵ ਪਾਨਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸੂਲ ਲਯੋ ॥

kup kai lav paan trisool layo |

ਸਿਰਿ ਧਾਤਯਮਾਨ ਦੁਖੰਡ ਕਿਯੋ ॥

sir dhaatayamaan dukhandd kiyo |

Lavanasura held his trident in his hand in anger and chopped the head of Mandhata into two parts

ਬਹੁ ਜੂਥਪ ਜੂਥਨ ਸੈਨ ਭਜੀ ॥

bahu joothap joothan sain bhajee |

ਨ ਉਚਾਇ ਸਕੈ ਸਿਰੁ ਐਸ ਲਜੀ ॥੧੧੭॥

n uchaae sakai sir ais lajee |117|

The army of Mandhata ran away, being grouped together and got so much ashmed that it could not carry the head of the king.117.

ਘਨ ਜੈਸੇ ਭਜੇ ਘਨ ਘਾਇਲ ਹੁਐ ॥

ghan jaise bhaje ghan ghaaeil huai |

ਬਰਖਾ ਜਿਮਿ ਸ੍ਰੋਣਤ ਧਾਰ ਚੁਐ ॥

barakhaa jim sronat dhaar chuai |

The army, getting wounded, flew away like clouds and the blood flowed as if it was raining

ਸਭ ਮਾਨ ਮਹੀਪਤਿ ਛੇਤ੍ਰਹਿ ਦੈ ॥

sabh maan maheepat chhetreh dai |

ਸਬ ਹੀ ਦਲ ਭਾਜਿ ਚਲਾ ਜੀਅ ਲੈ ॥੧੧੮॥

sab hee dal bhaaj chalaa jeea lai |118|

Abandoning the dead king in the battlefield, the whole army of the king saved itself by fleeing away.118.

ਇਕ ਘੂਮਤ ਘਾਇਲ ਸੀਸ ਫੁਟੇ ॥

eik ghoomat ghaaeil sees futte |

ਇਕ ਸ੍ਰੋਣ ਚੁਚਾਵਤ ਕੇਸ ਛੁਟੇ ॥

eik sron chuchaavat kes chhutte |

Those who returned, their heads cracked, their hair were loosened and being wounded, the blood flowed form their heads

ਰਣਿ ਮਾਰ ਕੈ ਮਾਨਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਸੂਲ ਲੀਏ ॥

ran maar kai maan trisool lee |

ਭਟ ਭਾਤਹਿ ਭਾਤਿ ਭਜਾਇ ਦੀਏ ॥੧੧੯॥

bhatt bhaateh bhaat bhajaae dee |119|

In this way, Lavanasura won the battle on the strength of his trident and caused the warriors of many kinds to run away.119.

ਇਤਿ ਮਾਨਧਾਤਾ ਰਾਜ ਸਮਾਪਤੰ ॥੭॥੫॥

eit maanadhaataa raaj samaapatan |7|5|

End of the killing of Mandhata.