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Characterization
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He banished meat-eating royal in palace and amongst the administrative staff (XX. 31-32). Due to his personal influence, many people gave up violence (XX. 35). In order to propagate non-violence, he took effective measures and gave loans to ineat-sellers to shift to new occupations (XX. 37).
With his qualities, he gained popularity amongst his court-members (Ku. VI. 36). He never liked wicked persons and in his administration people strictly followed rules and regulations (XVI. 5; Ku. II, 18). Hemacandra has epicted his policy as "Behave as others behave" (Ku. I. 18). He removed taxes from those whose son was dead even at the cost of a set back to his owo income (XX. 85).
OTHER MINOR CHARACTERS
Kșemarāja : He knows and practises all the good acts (IX. 70).
Lakșa : He is very proud of bis dynasty (VI. 109).
Barbara : He began to perform sacrifice as he was released by Jayasimha after his defeat (XIII. 3).
Hammuka : He was very confident of himself (VIII. 116).
Jehula : He is a minister of Mūlarāja and is compared with Sukra in his intellect (II. 60). He is portrayed as sweet, prosperous and lustrous (II. 61). According to Jambaka, be is very intelligent and faithful (II. 97).
Sindhurāja: He is a follower of Agastya (IV. 89). He had an immense wealth with him but he did not keep himself to his boundary (VIJI. 64-68). He had many healthy and costly horses (VIII. 70). He is depicted as an intolerant king (VIII. 67).
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