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

disorder had broken out at Kramarājya, and that some
troops had arrived at Shāhibhaṅga. Leaving the king,
he went to Svayyapura, and there, by an artifice, he threw
Naurujakhāna into prison. This was a wise measure, as
Nauruja had intended to plunder Shrīnagara on that
very day with the help of wicked men, and it was owing
to the virtues of the citizens that his cruel intention was
not fulfilled. He had expected the arrival of the Mār-
gapati from Kramarājya, and he set fire to much pro-
perty, and reduced it to ashes in his anger. Wealth
which is obtained day by day by wicked means and is
not given in charity, which is hoarded in pits, and only
causes sorrow to the miser, finds its way at last either to
the king or to fire, to enemy or to robbers. Jyahāngira
arrived in the city with Nauruja, and graced it by his
triumph over him. Though the Saidas had been exiled
from the country, and though they had killed his son,
yet Jyahāngira wrote to them and brought them back
because they were worthy men.
In the meantime the Khāna stationed himself in his
exalted position of strength at Janmavāṭa, and distressed
the Khashas even as the lion distresses the deer ; and as
he had harassed the twenty-seven districts of Kashmīra
in his prowess, so did he now harass Sindhuri. His
army was strong in good soldiers, and was joined by the
Malha chiefs, and he plundered the country of the
Madras, and alarmed the Turuṣhkas. He conquered
the country of the Madras, and gave it to the king of