Book Title: Collection of Prakrit and Sanskrit Inscriptions
Author(s): P Piterson
Publisher: Bhavnagar Archiological Department

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________________ SURYA DYNASTY. of his enemies' elephants which were split open, with drumus beating in advance, and with the battlefield as the place of kindling the sacred fire, being ever praised by his followers. 13. His son Guhila, who was its glorious as Vishnu ruled his territory with justice. So the line of kings descended from him bore the well-known name of the Guhila dynasty. 14. The pisachas experienciag great joy at the close embrace with their wives fattenesi on the blood of the armies of hostile kings, do not, when the Guhila king conducts a battle, remember the fight of Bhimasena, the cause of the destruction of the Kurus. 15. When king Gubila lent himself to the pleasures of enjoyment with the women of heaven who were made desirous by the irresistible arrows of Kamadeva, Bhojarájà, who made a morsel of his enemies difficult to overcome, in the fire of his great bravery, ruled the land. 16. The trees of Dhara, Khadira, and Palasa became like Kalpa trees by the points of their thorns catching the fine clothes and necklaces of the females of his enemies who fled into forests on hearing the neighing of his swift Lorses. 17. Why has the peacock become all of a sudden joyful ? Why has the goose become mad? Why is the Cbåtaka chattering and why is the Bakota getting to the branches of trecs ? This is not a line of clouds of the rainy season but it is a coating of dust covering the sky, raised by the hoofs of horses of Bhojaràjà while marching. 18. llis son wag king Silt, who was a destroyer of thick clouds in the îorin of the numerous clephants of his eneries, whose blithe form was full of the mettle exciting to enjoyment of the Lakshmi of his brave enemies? Even now when his name finds its way to our ears, it makes us forget the name of other Chakravarti-kings of Bhartakhanda like Prithu and others. 19. His immense iame after filling all the lands and skies, sent a part of itself to the next world. This part took the form of the purely brilliant Sesa, the support of the three worlds, the protection of the cave of nectar, and the bed of Vishnu. 20. He took Jayasri after bathing it with water from the edge of (his) sword As if it were polluted by touching the Chåndklas (out-castes). 21. His son was king Kala-Bhoja, whose great prowess was shining in all Bidea, who gurpassed Kamadeva in comeliness of body, and who was possessed of valour irresistible by his enemies. Aho I Shrutgyanam

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