And then began to speak in words like these:

"It is not meet that Jinji's valiant prince

Should like a child at this last hour shed tears

And fear to meet his foe; fear not, my lord,

To meet him like a soldier on the field.

If thou a victor comest from the fight,

We shall in joy spend our first nuptial night,

But if thou comest routed from the field,

I never more will see thy timid face

Or think that thou art born of Kshatriya race.