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

294 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
of the district of Sumanovāṭa. On the side of the Saida
army, Saida Hossana with Saida Khāna and other brave
warriors arrived that very morning. The swords of the
warriors with their dark blades and points looked like
serpents which had issued from the nether regions. A
severe battle was then fought between the two armies,
and the diminutive Madras, armed with sword and
shield, were irresistable in the battle. The chief of
the Madras, armed with a battle-axe, thus addressed
the people of Kashmīra at the commencement of the
battle.—“Warriors ! Fight now with a glad heart, and do
not turn back. If the relentless Saidas be victorious,
they will destroy all of us ; but if you win the victory,
there is joy for you if you live, and if you die, you will
obtain pleasures in heaven by your virtues.” First of
all, Pirvojakhāna came in front of the battle, he felt
proud in joining the combat. Piruja the Pratīhāra went
against him, even as Parashurāma went against Rāma.
When the Madras saw that the Pratīhāra was not skilled
in fight, they instantly sent soldiers to cut off the hoofs
of his horse. The horse reared when its hoofs were cut,
and the rider was disconcerted. He held up his spear, but
the Gakkas struck him with vigour. His servants, the
Shāhibhangīyas, came with their swords, like black-bees
with stings, and they pierced the Gakkas in their anger.
When the people of Kashmīra saw the Pratīhāra fall in
the field of battle, they were rejoiced, and exclaimed ;—
“we win the victory to-day !” The Shāhibhangīya guards