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area of 5 gavyalis. A silken curtain separated the two sides. The king arrived. 700 charming and welldecorated mare-riding young damsels were sent to face the enemy army. They went forward and then suddenly retreated pursued by Jayasimha's cavalry. They all, with king Jayasimha, entered the city by the eastern gate. The two kings met. Madanabhrama led Jayasimha to his palace hospitality. They became friends. Then Madanabhrama gave the following advice:
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" त्वं काठकमाटिको राजा । गृहे स्थितः कथं रामलीलां न करोषि ? द्वादशवर्ष यावर माझे कथं परिभ्रमसि १ राजलिं कुरु ।"
Siddaraja went to the garden with a few men. There stood alert a hundred thousand guards outside the palace-rampart. He was allowed to go in with four persons. Therein he bebeld seven entrances adorned with golden arches, step-wells of rajata and mahārajata, damsels, dexterous in the costumes and languages of different countries, attendants On the other hand, Madanabrahengrossed in vocal and instrumental rose on Tuesday and, after the music, an orchard surpassing the cleansing of teeth etc., performed the summerhouses deity-worship. There took place a Nandana, [Hima-grhas], birds like Hamsas spectacle. Then he took his meals and and Sarasas, golden utensils, garthe betel-roll, got ready the horses, ments as tender as plantain-petals, himself wore the armour and accomhuge flower-baskets enhancing sexual panied by 16 armoured ladies he startpassion, and finally
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ed with a royal umbrella carried over him by a young lady and chowries fanned on both sides by two ladies. Observing spectacles at this place and that he took cight days to complete his journey through his capital. He came out on the ninth day.
साक्षादिव मदनं मधुरे वयसि वर्त्तमानं मितमुक्ता फलप्रायभूषणं सर्वाङ्गलक्षणं कानप्रभं मधुरस्वरं तामरसाचं गुरूयोगमुपचितगावं मदनवर्माणम |
Madanavarman went forward to receive him, embraced him, and seated him on a goiden seat with the words:
The Ksatriyas cut off trees etc. in all the directions. The minister made the army ready for fighting.
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On the fixed day Jayasimha. de va appointed Jagaddeva Paramāra as the commander and fifteen others also were kept ready.
On the battle-field was held a curtain separating the two sides. The soldiers
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