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

out from its mines, jewels such as are difficult to be
found, and such as humble the pride of the ruby. These
jewels are known by the name of Jainamaṇi. During
this reign the people collected from the sandy banks of
rivers, gold which humbled the pride of talc and which
resembled termeric in color. Pressed by the people,
the king caused an order to be inscribed on a copper
plate, to the effect that future kings should take only a
sixth part of the gold obtained from rivers. The Ḍāmara
Kācha, superintendent of the capital, built in the city
a stone bridge one krosha in length, on the road
which was difficult to traverse. Thus the virtuous king
not only raised himself from mire, but delivered all men
within the city from mud by the construction of the
bridge. Shivabhaṭṭa built large maṭhas in various locali-
ties, and the other ministers of the king also built many
religious houses.
As two powerful elephants, elated with pride, are
ever ready to agitate the water in a tank, and in their
madness fight with their trunks, and perish within a
short time ; even so Sayedha and Shūra, born of the
same family, sons of the king’s nurse, were unable to
brook each other’s prosperity ; and endeavoured to do
harm to each other. The king, however, assuaged their
anger, and they felt affection and kindness towards each
other ; but they killed a man, [as described below], and
prepared themselves for a commotion. Masoda Ṭhakkura,
was pierced, in presence of the king, by the taunts of