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

244 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
Tājibhaṭṭa heard that these people were planning to
do him mischief, he became alarmed, and came to the
house of the Malleka. By this time the minister had
perceived the influence which the Saidas had acquired,
and had become alarmed. At this period the old
Phiryyaḍāmara died. He had performed well the duties
of the Pratīhāra and of other posts, and he alone, at
the time of his death, obtained the praise due to worthy
acts, such as can be obtained with difficulty in this world
or in the next. Urged by the Saidas, the king became
angry with Tājibhaṭṭa when he heard that he had taken
shelter with the minister, and he immediately sent Jaina,
Rājānaka, and other soldiers in order to arrest him.
He also ordered that Tājibhaṭṭa should be confined in
his own house, and his property confiscated. The
Mallika gave up Tājibhaṭṭa to the soldiers, and he was
kept under confinement. It was owing to some residue
of his virtue that he spent his days with his relatives,
and lived at ease on a small allowance which he received.
Though he was confined in his house, he lived with
his family like swans in the Mānasa lake. This was
on account of the virtue which he had acquired by
spending a large amount of money. He who, with
the view to acquire virtue, enjoys the pleasure of giving
gifts during the time of his prosperity, lives in comfort
like Tājibhaṭṭa even when he is bereft of that prosperity.
In this manner all the powerful men were nearly ruined
by Malleka Ahmada who could not bear the welfare of