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

366 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.

men who wielded bows,—Ebrāhima Khāna, Seraṅga,
Mera Malleka Tājaka; as also Malleka Luhara and
others on the side of the Mārgesha; and Riga
Chakresha Malleka, and the mlechchhas Shikhi Bhiga,
and others were determined to show how the battle
of the Kuru-Pāṇḍavas was fought. The heroes proud of
the strength of their arm issued out for battle. The
great warrior Riga Chakresha hurrled a spear against the
enemies but it was broken by Tāja Mera a man of uncom-
mon prowess. Mera Seraṅga struck with his sword,
but his enemy Luhara Mera felt it as if it were a blow
caused by a flower. Thus the great warriors fought
with one another in this great battle; they filled all
sides with valour even as musk does with sweet scent.
At this time Tāja Chakresha with his soldiers joined the
battle, his banner fluttering in the breeze as if challeng-
ing the enemies. The battle between the armies of
Chakresha and the Mārgesha raged round him, and as
the combatants fell, there arose the cries of “come,”
“kill,” “stay.” When Mārgapati Luhara saw Tāja Chakra
in the midst of the battle, he came up to him and said,—
“Fight on, what else can you do, what else can man do
than serve his master”? When Malleka Tāja heard
this, he fought with the heroes for a long time, and
then lay on a hero’s bed graced by the women of
heaven. When his career had ended, Meyyā Malleka,
Seraṅga Mera, and other brothers of Chakrī joined the
Muggulas. Chakresha saw the destruction of his army,