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that the marriage should take place in Aşahillapura - (his capital 34.).
It must have been after his victory over Anna or Arņorāja that Kumárapāla went to Chitodagadha and made the grant that is referred to in the inscription of V. S. 1207 already discussed. Kumārapāla must have returned to his capital after this semimilitary and semi-religious tour to Chitradurga, to which place he is mentioned as going to see its natural beauty.
Verses 40-90 of the nineteenth canto are devoted to the description of the marriage-festival which is very interesting as throwing good light on social customs and manners of the times which in many respects are similar to those of the modern times in Gujarāta.
As the marriage-ceremony was reaching completion a messenger from the General appointed in Malava (v. 95 ) comes and informs Kumārapāla of the victory of his "Gurjara-Brahma-Senanī(that is the Brāhmaṇa General of Gujarata ) over Mālava. The different stages of the fight are described by the messenger. In the first stage two of Kumārapāla's vassals Vijaya ane Krshộaka * prove treacherous and join the enemy (v. 98 ). The morale of the army is spoiled and the army of Kumārapāla recedes in the first stages. His General exhorts his soldiers : "Fie upon your Hastivarchas that was so much praised by my king!” (v. 106). The last stage of the fight is also described. Ballāla approaches the General 'breaking through
* We do not know who this Vijaya and Kệshaņaka were. Was this Krshaņaka the same as Kumārapāla's brother-inlaw of that name?
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