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KARAKANDACARIU
[ 3. 12. 12durbhu grass and raised up, the river was, as it were, under these guises, declaring “I am pure and go any own way; do not get angry with me, iny lord !”. Having observed the river, the king named Karalanda vrent to the town of his father, the abode of numerous excellences. He who 1.5 caused fear to the great gods and the Kherarus by means of the arrows discharged from his bov, besieged the town on all the four sides with his irresistible elephants, horses and commandlers of men.
13. When the siege was laid by the king, the people of the town became inmediately perturbed. A certain person informed the king “Oh lord of men who has subdued all the forces of the enemy, the very fire to the forest of the opponent's army, who has satisfied the desires of the panegyrists and good men, clephants having formidable trunks are 5 groaning: excellent horses with curved mouths are neighing: chariots are moring with a rumbling noise and fluttering with shining banners, the lustre of the swords surpasses the rays of the sun; hooked spears are quivering: lances are shining with daggers and are speadily active like wind. Thus the forces of the enemy, very mighty and irresistible like lion, have made an 15 attack on you”. Hearing that, the lotus-face of the lord of men came to resemble a red lotus. He bit his lips; his eyes had frowning eyebrows, the five of wrath increased and delight was at an end.
14. He then got up. His servants, dreadful even to the gods in battle, ran up. Horses swift like wind, and elephants were got ready. Excellent chariots moreil on with rattling wheels. Some rusheil forth bearing lances, uttering various notes of challenge, while other excellent persons regardful of the honour's received from their master anil loyal to 5 the lotus-feet of the king, praiseworthy anıl irresistible in battle, advanced bow-in-hand and delighted at heart. Some marched forth trembliog with rage and others shining with drawn swords. Soine were thrilled with horripilation; other's put on their bodies their armours. Some, being steeped in the sentiment of the battle-field, went by the path pleasing to the 10 heavenly damsels.* The king of Campa marched out of the town attended by horses, elephants and excellent chariots. Tell me, by whom with formidable, mighty and stout arms, was he not followed ?
This also indicates that the metrc of the Kidaraka is Srugrini,
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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