"When the bramin arrived at Beejanuggur, and related to the roy the
failure of his scheme, the prince's love became outrageous, and he
resolved to gratify it by force, though the object resided in the
heart of Feroze Shaw's dominions.[92] For this purpose he quitted
Beejanuggur with a great army, on pretence of going the tour of his
countries; and upon his arrival on the banks of the River Tummedra,
having selected five thousand of his best horse, and giving the reins
of his conduct to love, commanded them, in spite of the remonstrances
of his friends, to march night and day with all expedition to
Mudkul,[93] and, surrounding the village where Pertal[94] lived,
to bring her prisoner to him, with her whole family, without injury."

The unexpected, however, happened. The king neglected to send the
Brahman to warn Pertal's family, and on the arrival of news at
Mudkal that a large force of the Raya's troops was approaching, the
inhabitants fled, and amongst them the girl and her relatives. The
troops therefore resumed, but on the way looted the country. They
were attacked by superior forces and 2000 of them were slain. This
led to a war.

"In the beginning of the winter of the year 809 (I.E. the winter of
A.D. 1406),[95] he (the Sultan) moved in great force, and arrived
near Beejanuggur, in which Dewul Roy had shut himself up. An assault
was made upon the city, and the Sultan got possession of some streets,
which, however, he was obliged to quit, his army being repulsed by the
Carnatickehs. Dewul Roy, encouraged by his success, now ventured to
encamp his army under protection of the walls, and to molest the royal
camp. As the mussulmauns could not make proper use of their cavalry in
the rocky unevenness of ground round Beejanuggur, they were somewhat