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

4 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
the water of a reedy marsh is taken for drink when it
has mingled with the water of a river.
There was a prosperous king, the son of Sussala,
who delighted the world and respected the gods and
the twice born. Though he was known to ride the
elephant alone, yet, O ! Wonderful ! Prosperity always
rested on Jayasiṁha. He was brought up by the
goddess of learning, as by his mother, and he enjoyed
the company of the goddess of fortune. They abided
in him together, like a mother-in-law and a daughter-
in-law, and did not display hostility towards each other.
Once upon a time he received into his court Malla
born of the family of Susharmmā the king of Trigartta.
Malla had been banished from his country by his ene-
mies, and had come here with a view to obtain a
livelihood. Medicinal herbs are every where regarded
as mere grass, and jewels as mere stones ; and men
of merit too, who have travelled in foreign coun-
tries, are treated as ordinary men, until they excite
the heart of the people by great deeds and distinguished
achievements. When the king marched to subdue the
kingdom of the Yavanas, Malla became the favourite
of the soldiers on account of his great valor. Strong
in his courage, Mallachandra went at night to the camp
of his enemy in order to ascertain the number of the
king of the Turuṣhkas's soldiers that had survived
slaughter. There where even a breath of wind could
not enter, where the place was guarded by powerful sol-