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

356 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
from country outside Kashmīra. They desired the pros-
perity of the family to which they belonged. But when
the powerful Chakresha Kâcha heard of their arrival, he
took the king with him and went to Laulapuroḍḍāra,
with the view to fight with the Mārgapatis. The ene-
mies had a small force with them, and when they saw
the large army of Chakra, they fled in fear of their lives
at the close of the night to the fort of Nāgrāma which
was difficult of access. The army of Chakresha followed
the Mārgapatis. Chakresha stationed many soldiers on
the grounds attached to the fort, and warriors from
both the armies came out and shouted in the field of
battle, and covered the earth and sky with the dis-
charge of their arrows. At this time Jyahāngera
Pratīhāra entered Luhara with his army, and accom-
panied by Gadāyamera and Vahadoramera. When
Chakrapati saw the enemy's troops together, and both
above and below him, he sent his son Masoḍa Chakra
against Luhara. This heroic Mīr Masoda, accompanied
by Tāja Chakra, arrived at the town of Shāhābhadena,
with the intention to fight with the enemies. When
he came in sight, the soldiers of the other side wel-
comed him to the field of battle, and they fought with
him. The hero Mīra Gadāya avoided the arrows
discharged by Masòdamera, which were like the banners
of his kingly fortune ; and when the son of Chakra fought
like the son of Arjunna there was no bowman among the
enemies who could stand firmly on his ground. One named