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

280 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
ignorance needlessly demolished the beautiful houses
of their enemies for trivial ends, even as cows are
destroyed for feeding dogs ! Every day the retainers
of the Saidas rode on horses and proudly entered the
yard of the palace, well armed, and covered with
armour. Rājānaka burnt the houses of Mallāmīna,
of Chunda the Kāyastha, and of Hassana in his anger.
Owing to mutual fear the army of the Saidas and that
of the people of Kashmīra lost their firmness at that
time. and misjudged each other's motives. The fearless
soldiers hastily crossed the river from one side to another,
killed people, cut off their heads and fixed them on
poles. When the cavalry on both sides had perished,
Pirvajakhāna and other Saidas came riding on fleet
horses and plundered Padmapura. Jonarājānaka and
others heard of this event and crossed the river with
their excellent army, and, being angry with the .Saidas,
they raised a tumult all of a sudden at Uvāṇa and other
places. The Saidas became angry with Jonarājānaka
on account of the tumult, and set fire to the rows of
houses in the village in which he was born. When
Jonarājānaka heard of this, he similarly caused fire to be
set in the house of Tājibhaṭṭa in the VaḍavI country.
Supported only by his infantry, Jonarājānaka came to
Lahara, set fire to the houses and caused the people of
Dugdhāshrama, Sthāma, and other villages to flee.
At this time Jyallāla Ṭhakkura and others sent the
following letter to Shrī Jyahāmgīra the Mārgesha who