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SURYA DYNASTY.
81 31. How is the tale of the bravery of that lion to be told, whose loud roaring terrifies away the elephants in the form of kings, to the elephants résiding in the directions, and whose white fame beautiful with its pleasing lustre eucircles* the globe of the wholo of this Brahmânda like a female swan hatching her egg.
32. The crowd of gods, who looked beautiful in company of their cheerful wives, saw with pleasure on the beautiful heart of the earth the headless trunks keeping time in their dance with the crackling sound caused by his sword passing through the bones, and bearing the tough flesh besmeared with thick blood flowing from the cuts on their shoulders.
33. On his receiving the white Chhatra from his father who had ascended to IŅdra's elephant, (king) Mahayaka, whose only assistant at the head of battlefields was his own hand, ruled the earth.
34. When he marched, the saliva from the mouth of the horses and the rut from the temple of elephants flowing together on the earth gave it the beauty of Prayaga.
35. Who, in the fire of anger, kindled with the breath of valour, made offerings of the fuel of his enemics with the mantras of his sword.
36. Then in this Guhila dynasty known for its glory like the cloud (?) became the famous king Khumana, whose sword has assumed the beauty of the Faves of the immeasureable occan of bravery having gained notoriety by washing away whole forests of the army of encmies, and whose foot appeared beautiful with the rays issuing from the rows of gems in the crown of kings.
37. Seśanäga hearing the exploits of his arms sung by the wives of ndgas, moved his head, in consequence whereof the whole earth trembled.
38. The heads of chemies confropting his blows like those of the thunderbolt, cut off by him in battle, as it were, laughed at Brahma showing the teeth in the act of opening the mouth for giving up the last breath, saying that they had attained to heaven and other lofty places in spite of him.
39. Then king Allata full of all virtues ruled the earth, who, though giving everything, did never give his back to the enemies in battles, nor his word in vain to the people, nor his mind to other women; who was like a root on which rests the creeper of fame and who is the support of the three worlds.
40. This sea on the west which was filled by the rivers of blood of the enemies killed by him with his sword still appears red in the middle. The sun,
* The kings all left their dominions and went to the skirts of the earth for habitation. L. 11.
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