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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 127
and setting fire to them ; and the flame rose as if in
laughter.
The king became distressed on being informed of
these heinous acts, and could not leave his house in his
sorrow. When the king's messenger's asked the servants
of Ādamakhāna not to oppress the people, they replied,
—"Let the king cry in his illness." When a man op-
presses the good and nourishes the wicked, when he
hoards riches instead of spending them in gifts and on
his own comforts, and when he tyrannises over defence-
less villagers without cause,—then surely his end is near,
and his wealth becomes a curse and a misfortune.
Ādamakhāna collected his army at Kuddadenapura, and
came to Jainanagara against the king. On that day the
king had heard evil reports, and collected his army in
fear of his son. The king had constructed a bridge on the
Vitastā, named Jainakadali, with four towers made of
stone and wood, and it was the tenth bridge on the way
from the Darad villages to the city. This same bridge,
constructed by himself, now caused alarm to the king,
and he apprehended that [his foes might take advantage
of it] and thus cause him harm. The king also appre-
hended commotion within the town and was struck down
with fear. With great difficulty and through the council
of his advisers, he succeeded in dislodging his son from
the city.
The sun's passage towards the north brings heat to
the world, and the sun, as if conscious of this, retreats