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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 365
the enjoyment of the pleasures of heaven on earth when
the great Mārgapati warriors Malleka Abdāla, Mārgesha
Luhara, and others crossed the mountains, and soon came
within Kashmīra from Vāngela, accompanied by the
Muggulas Shikhāla Bhega, Mahmoda Khāna, and others.
They united themselves together, placed Nājoka son of
Phatāha Shāha at their head, and halted in the desert of
Pratāpapura well prepared for battle. . When Chakrapati
heard of this, he stationed his soldiers at Nīlāshva, and
the warriors came out from the two armies and dis-
played their devotion to their masters. As birds spread
themselves over the sky, even so did the enemies and
the mlechchha soldiers cover all sides, so that Chakra-
pati, though supported by his army, could not move a
step. At this time a messenger arrived and conveyed
the following message of the Mārgesha to Chakrapati :—
"O Chakrapati ! I have for my help brought in these
followers of king Mereja Vābhora who by his own valour
has made the petty kings in foreign countries his tribu-
taries, and who has killed the illustrious and powerful
Ebrāhima the lord of Gaja, surrounded as he was by five
hundred thousand soldiers ; now gather up your strength
for battle." When the letter carrier had thus said,
Chakresha replied as follows :—"Dilli is not your country
neither are we the inhabitants of Kashmīra, you will
derive no benefit from the country of the powerful
Muggulas."
Now the heroes and the strong and powerful