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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 23

of their descendants ; but the wound caused by their
sword on his head was not healed. As one, who has
dreamt an evil dream, is relieved of his fear on awaking,
so was the world was relieved of fear and obtained peace
after witnessing for a while the deeds of Ṭukka.
The king was pleased with Shahamera who was not
implicated in the treason; and he placed in his hands
his son Haidara together with the child's mother Koṭā,
for the purpose of bringing up the prince. Nourished
by queen Koṭā and brought up under the care of Sha-
hamera, the child grew in beauty, even as a tree brings
forth new leaves when nourished by rains and protected
by shade.
The king caused a town to be built after his own
name, and it was surrounded by a moat, as if by the
disgrace of his late mishap. As the sun shines for a time
on the world, on a cloudy day in the month of Pauṣha,
so did the king shine again for a few months. In the
dewy season, the wound on the king's head became worse,
in consequence of nervous disorder brought on by the
inclemency of the cold. The king had relieved many
people of their heads, but alas ! his head became worse.
On the eleventh lunar day of the month of Pauṣha, in
the year 99, the physician Death relieved the king of
his death pangs. King Riñchana went to heaven after
having ruled the country for three years, one month,
and nineteen days.
His son Haidara being young was not coronated