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

74 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
tree, and the rat did not quit his hole in the forest, how
could these be killed ? The king, in his anger, marched
against Jasratha for giving shelter to the heir-apparent
who was hostile to the king. The king was eager to
overcome Jasratha, the chief among the strong, and his
eagerness was not checked by his ministers whose in-
fluence was overshadowed by that of the mlechchhas.
The envoys and those who profited by dissensions inform-
ed the king by letters of the rising prosperity of the heir-
apparent, and increased by their advice, his eagerness for
battle. The monarch was flattered by the Yavanas who
hoped to obtain his favour, but his soldiers lost courage
at the triumph of the heir-apparent, and they became
alarmed and blamed the king's attempt. As the king of
Kashmīra marched, the sun shone against him, and the
chiefs who were friendly to him did not join him. The
mlechchha army, maddened with pride, saw darkness per-
sonified in the dust that was raised by them. The king be-
came furious, and caused Rājapurī and other countries,
which he should have taken under his protection, to be
harassed by plunder, as if they had been his enemy's
territories. When the king arrived at a place named
Mudgaravyāla, the king of Madra who was very power-
ful, sent him the following message : — " Though in your
camp there be infantry possessed of wealth, and swift
horses, and warriors skilled in fight, yet be not confident
in your war against the world renowned artifices of the
Khuḥkhuras. We know their artifices in battle, for