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

198 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.

disappeared, even as stars fade away in the day when
they see the rays of the sun. First, Jayasiṃha, king of
Rājapurī, gave handsome presents to the prince, and
his sister pleased (married) the prince. When the prince
approached the river Kālidhārā, which looked like the
blade of his sword, every one there trembled in his
house out of fear of him. The troops, the dispellers of
fear, that were at Dinnārakoṭa came to that river and
made offerings to it, even as offerings are made to the
goddess Maṅgalā enshrined on a high ground. The kings
of Madra, Gakkhra, and Chittā came to him with atten-
dants dressed in shinning white, even as swans come to a
clear lake. Even his maternal uncles the Suhlaṇas brought
presents ; they were assiduous in their duties towards
the sovereign, and behaved like cranes. The Māhilas,
when they saw the destruction of Kaumāra town, lost
their firmness, though still possessing an army, even
as women lose their composure at sight of the man
on whom they have bestowed their favours. As the
prince's army crossed the river Kālidhārā in a line
and proceeded to Jyalamī, it looked like the bridge
which Rāma had built over the sea. The army, still
unwearied, then arrived at Kuṭipāṭīshvarī, and looked
as if issuing out of the navel of Nārāyaṇa. The houses
in the city of Bhogapāla, which had long been peopled
by the Madras, were burnt and the hearts of the men
were afflicted. The prince's army, with its prancing
horses, reached the Unnāḍa lake, and arrived at the