द्वितीय राजतरङ्गिणी (जोनराज - कल्हणोत्तर मध्यकालीन कश्मीर का प्रामाणिक इतिहास)

84 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
king, the king of Rājapurī * * * * soon opposed the
march of Raṇaśīha and caused him to roll on the ground.
The king of Udabhāṇḍapura, though supported by the
king of Sindhu, was repeatedly overthrown by the king,
like a pebble, and was then cast down. Once upon
a time the king dyed his arrows in the hot blood
of the people in the Gogga country in the land of the
Bhauṭṭas ; and he pleased his own people by his virtues.
Having won the battle in the country of Shayā, the king
saved the golden image of Buddha from the Yavanas
by issuing severe orders. * * * * The power of the
king was like a test stone for the power of the Bhauṭṭas.
The king destroyed the beauty of the city of Lūta. The
hearts of the Bhauṭṭas which were empty, were filled with
the fear of the king, but their treasury where wealth had
been accumulated since a long time remained empty. The
kind hearted king, though engaged in endless wars, made
due enquiries after his subjects, even as a cultivator does
after the shāli crop. His bow was unable to brook
equality with the bow of Nārāyaṇa or of Mahādeva, but
it was not much used, as his work was accomplished
from a distance.
Noṣrata, son of Laddarāja had been favoured by the
king but was now sent into exile, though his wealth
was not confiscated, as the king considered him to be a
rebel. A Yavana named Saḍaula came from the coun-
try of Makka (Mecca) and arrived before the king bring-
ing with him many books. The king loved men of