भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

म्लेंच्छ हृदंतरि घुसिला वल्मीका माजि नागनायकसा ॥ (with apologies to Moropant आर्याभारत-कर्णपर्व) Alexander Rolled into a pool of Blood 56. The shaft of the Indian warrior unmistakably pierced the heart of Alexander, and suddenly the emperor rolled down unconscious. A Greek soldier immediately covered him with his shield. There was a sudden hue and cry in the Greek ranks that Alexander had been wounded, that he had fallen unconscious. With exceptional daring, the Greeks lifted him from the pool of blood and carried him safely to his camp. There, with great difficulty that terrible shaft of the Indian warrior was extricated. The Greeks heaved a sigh of relief when after a long time of patient nursing, Alexander gradually regained consciousness. It took several days for the wound to heal up. During all this time, Alexander was confined to bed. 57. But everywhere in Babylon and Greece the news that was received, reported that Alexander was killed in the war by an Indian arrow. Consequently, there were some uprisings in Gandhar and Persia. But later on, when it was known that Alexander was only severely wounded and was now recovering, the situation came to normalcy. 58. No wonder whatsoever, if the news of Alexander’s having fainted by a bowshot was greeted cheerfully throughout the Malava-Shudrak republic. Alexander was so much puffed up with pride when King Pourav (Poros) was wounded in the battle, that he circulated a new coin with a picture showing his fall stamped on it. The coin is still to be seen as a mark of his vanity. That insult inflicted on India was fully avenged by the Indian arrow, which sent the Greek emperor rolling down on the battlefield in pools of blood. The Ionian Emperor, Alexander, who unjustifiably shed Indian blood, was made to atone for it personally by the shedding of his blood. 59. The Malava-Shudrak republic too should have stamped on some golden coin the picture of Alexander, fallen in a pool of blood with an arrow deeply thrust into his chest. Possibly they did. 60. According to his cruel military code, he had been cruelly rushing down the states, which had opposed him. But whenever there appeared any foe, who was equally strong and who retaliated furiously, Alexander had the cunning to dissemble nobility and frankness of heart. When he recovered from his wound, he began to make overtures of peace to the commanders of