Kumarpal Charita

SR No.: 002235
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shankar Pandurang Pandit
Publisher: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Publication Year: 1936
Total Pages: 762
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 11 MB

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KUMARAPALACARITÀ thus promulgated the authority of Kumārapāla in the Konkan, he returned to Anahillapura and in the Court of the King offered his salute with Mallikārjuna's head covered in gold in the presence of 72 feudatories." He also presented the enormous *wealth he had brought from the treasury of Mallikārjuna to the king who rewarded him by conferring upon him the title of the grand-father of kings” which was as it were thus wrested from Mallikārjuna.
After giving a poetio description of this victory, the Prākệta Dvyāšraya Kāvya mentions briefly how Kumārapāla extended his power further by conquering Srinagara, Kānci and Tilinga. From the North-west also the king of Sindhu is described as devoting himself t of Kumārapāla.
The Prākṣta section of Dvyāśraya Mabākāvya is extremely brief in mentioning the submission tendered by princes of other countries to Kumārapāla. The king of Javana is described as abandoning all pleasures owing to the fear he fools for him. “Uvveśvara "I is spoken of as presenting to him abundant wealth and excellent horses. The Prince of Vārāṇasī ( Benares ) is mentioned as daily waiting at the portico of the palace for his visit. Kumārapāla receives presents of rich gems from the country of Magadha and excellent elephants from Gauda. His army devastates the country of Kānyakubja and terrifies the king. The sufferings of the country of Daśārņa are extreme; the king is terrified to death. The wealth of the vast capital is carried away by his soldiers
* शृङ्गारकोडीसाडी १ माणिकउपछेडउ २ पापखउहारु ३ संयोगसिद्धिसिप्रा ४ तथा हेमकुम्भा ३२ तथा मौक्तिकानां सेडउ ६ चतुर्दन्तहस्ती १ पात्राणि १२० RICH HE 98 FOURT TOS: I See garantinio p. 203.
The commentary does not say whether this shows the name of a king, town, or country.