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

40 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
deavour to conquer other countries, his own became to
him as a foreign land, and foreign countries became his
own. Thus having filled all sides with his valor, he
entered Kashmira and instituted festivities to delight
the eyes of the citizens.
In the course of our narration, we are describing the
superhuman abilities of this king, and shall perhaps be
considered by future generations to be flatterers. Once,
when the king was marching to a distant country, he
heard of a woman beautiful like an Apsarā, with eyes
like those of the deer, and became eager to enjoy her.
He deceived his followers by some device, and alone en-
tered the country where she lived, and like a second
Kandarpa fascinated her by his wit. He drank the nectar
from her lips and quenched the desire of his heart.
When his soldiers missed him, they feared that he was
killed by some enemy, and lost their reason in their
anger. They searched for him, and when they saw his
horse tethered in the courtyard of a house, they thought
that he had been overcome by his enemies. Without
any armour, the soldiers blockaded the house with a
view to fight with Shauryyasvāmī and Anugā. But on
hearing a voice like the roar of a lion from within the
house, their hearts that knew no fear were softened
with gladness, their faces were subdued with awe, and
their heads were bent with good sense. The king caused
many columns of victory to be raised, proclaiming his great
deeds, in places where his enemies had been destroyed