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

208 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.

when the king obtained the kingdom, even as clouds
disappear when the sun attains the season of spring.
When the sun grows bright, all sides become clear,
the sun-jewel sparkles, and the fire that issues from the
jewel dispels darkness ; for what cannot fire accomplish ?
The father and the uncle of the king had labored in vain
to obtain the kingdom which the grandson got with
ease, and without an enemy. All the wealth of his
father, his grandfather, and his uncle flowed to this for-
tunate king, even as rivers flow to the sea. The king
freed himself of envy, and learnt the six schools of
philosophy ; and the different works of these six schools
became one in him.
The minister Ahmada with his son was employed
in all the work of the king, he was mindful of virtuous
acts, and he always acted as the king's counsellor. The
king then made this minister Mallika Ahmada the un-
disputed master of Nāgrāma and the villages attached
to it. . Nauruj, the minister's son, did the work of Dvāra-
pāla and became powerful on account of his possession
of villages and wealth. He enjoyed the lordship of the
country of Ikshikā. There amidst the pleasures of
drinking he showered on all the nectar of his favour,
and in a moment quenched the fire of the people's
poverty. Tājibhaṭṭa had served the king when the king
was a boy and in a foreign country ; and he was loved
by the mallas, and was greatly beloved of the king. The
king was prompt in dispensing punishments and