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king shatanik's city. The king fought very bravely but with no result. The city lay in siere, for months. There set in the rainy season. Everywhere there were pools of water. So the king of champa thought it better to send a part of army home so that some may work in the fields. He kept only few soldiers with him.
Now, Seduk who always went to the forest to pick up flowers, saw this decrease in strength. So he told to king shatanik that if he attacked within a couple of days he would win. Shatanik took this opportunity, suddenly attacked the army of the king of chanpa and won the battle outright.
King Shatanik allribnted this victory to the advice of seduk. So he publicly honoured him in the royal court and said :
“O'good Brahmin ! It is because of you only that we have won and seen this
