Igitur, transfuga et regulo in custodiam, elephantis autem Taxili traditis, ad amnem Hydaspen pervenit, in cuius ulteriore ripa Porus consederat, transitu prohibiturus hostem.
Accordingly, when the deserter and the prince had been put under guard and the elephants given to Taxiles, Alexander came to the river Hydaspes, on whose farther bank Porus had taken position, intending to prevent the enemy  from crossing.
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