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

290 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.

the Madras on either side, near Sthāmastha. As the
number of the Kashmīrians was small, they thought
that if they were defeated on one side they would all be
destroyed, so after consultation, they stationed men
both below and above, in the neighbourhood of Sthāma.
Jonarājānaka then crossed the river by boat and killed
five or six men of the Saida army, and caused the rest
to flee ; and he robbed them of their clothes, horses,
and armours. Every day the Kashmīrians were seen
prowling about. What more need be said, the shame-
less men who were with the Saidas during day time were
seen at night in the army of the Kashmīrians. The
people went over from side to side unrestricted. What
disasters ensued, because the boy king's orders were
not obeyed ! The wicked men plundered many houses,
and deposited their plunder in large boxes. The coun-
try was struck with panic, and the people ceased to
walk in the streets. The Saidas and the Kashmīrians
did not give up their desire for supremacy, and the
struggle on both banks of the river continued for two
months. The tree of enmity first grew out of the mur-
der of the Saidas, and gradually unfolded its leaves ;
and ultimately it shot forth into a hundred branches.
When the people beheld the king's treasury on the right
and the army on the left, they felt doubtful as to which
party would obtain the victory. Then men could not
frequent the roads, women crossed over the river by
boats ; and when avaricious and wicked men crossed