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Introduction
CCXVII
reporting goes on till mid-night when the assembly disperses ( v. 107 ).
The P. C. throws more light on this episode. We learn from it that it was Āmbada (a son of Udayana) who first offered himself to fight Mallikārjuna of Konkaņa. He was made the General of the army and despatched with other Sāmantas or chiefs. Somaprabhasūri, a contemporary, corroborates this information of the P. C. He says Kumāra pala used to win victories even with Vaạija generals of the army like Ambada. *
Āmbada or Āmrabhata marched to Konkaņa whithout any break and came to the banks of the river Kalaviņī which was in high floods. As he was crossing the river and a part of the army was encamping on the other bank, Mallikārjuna attacked the invading army and put it to flight. Ambada returned feeling disgraced; but he was again encourged to fight Mallikārjuna with a new army and other Sāmantas. The same river was crossed by the ford made in the first expedition and when the “unequal” fight began Ambala 'carefully made Mallikărjuna his aim' and approached him. He mounted Mallikārjuna's elephant and threw him down, and when other Sämantas or chiefs were engaged in looting the city he cut off the head of Mallikārjuna and wrapped it in gold and worshipped the ‘feet of the king Kumārapāla with this lotus in the form of the head of the enemy'.
x Byar JhAFFTR Farat An 799:
aforizo stara poèticiaEIGHT: II (p. 471. K. Pra.) 28
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