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

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 73
As the black bee pollutes the closing lotus, so did
this barbarian pollute the wives of the citizens, who
were taken to him for his enjoyment. As mountain
elephants, with their long trunks, and blinded by
madness, agitate and pollute a tank, so did the Turuṣhkas
agitate the country and spread alarm. The people of
Kashmira became possessed of Rakṣhasas who could
not be prevented by the council of the ministers from
doing evil, and who did not cease to oppress even in
the day time. It is better for a kingdom to be without
a king than with such a king. It is better for the ear to
be without an ornament than with an iron pendant.
Lofty houses, excellent horses, fine dresses, large gems,
—all that adorned the king were now wrested by the
Yavanas. This inert king reigned for five or six months
more, not through his merit, but through the fullness of
the sins of the subjects. The smoke continues to cause
injury and annoyance until the fire glows brighter and
spreads its flame ;—the smoke withers flowers, obscures
all sides, weakens the eyes, and intercepts the rays of the
sun.
The king did not wish to repay the debt for the
kingdom bestowed on him by Shri Shikandhara, but was
anxious to increase his fortune, and urged by envy
towards Mahendra, the lord of the Khuḥkhuras sent
messengers to Shāhikhāna and asked him to come away
to his own country. If the alligator did not come
out of the water, and the crow did not leave the lofty
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