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vať 162), that he was so just as to be a cause of rise for the good and of ruin for the wicked (sādhvasādhūdayapralayahetul63), that his mind was continuously engaged in the uplift of the miserable, the poor, the unprotected and the afflicted ( krpanadīnānāthāturajanoddharaṇamantradīksābhyupagatamanas164), that many a wonderful self-less action done by him deserved to be praised for a long time ( sucirastotavyānekādbhūtodāracarita165 ), and that he was "a flaming embodiment of the spirit of public good ( samiddhasya vigrahavato lokānugrahasya166 )". He also calls him the building of the wall of religion ( dharmaprācīrabandha/67), a master of the true meanings of the scriptures ( śāstratattvārthabhart,168 ), praises his learning which pierces the essential nature of things ( vaidusyam tattvabhedi169 ) and refers to him as the only object worthy of the contemplation of those who know to appreciate excellent qualities and discernment ( guṇamatividușāṁ dhyānapātrar ya ekaḥ170 ).
Thus there can be no doubt that in view of the moral qualities, too, which the Guņavacanadvātrimśikā refers to, Samudragupta is a suitable object of Siddhasena's eulogy.
(3) The impression that the Guņavacanadvātrimśikā might be addressed to Samudragupta is further strengthened by the fact that in other respects, too, Harişeņa's Prasasti, supplemented by the Eran Pillar Inscription, ascribes to Samudragupta, with most striking concurrence, exactly the same charactreristic features and deeds as Siddhasena praises in his patron, such as :
(a) Descent from dynasty of kings171, = Point 1 (supra). (b) Numerous principalities existing172, = Point 3. (c) Victorious campaigns led against the latter,173 = Point 4.
(d) Defeated princes become vassals, their lands being restored to them74, = Point 5.
(e) Alliances by diplomatic transactions with neighbours, some of them kings175, = Point 6.
(f) Creation of consolidated empire176, = Point 7. (g) Strict rule'77, = Point 8.
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