Book Title: Samrat Samprati Yane Prachin Jain Itihasni Pramanikta
Author(s): Mangaldas Trikamdas Zaveri
Publisher: Khengarji Hiraji Co
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સમ્રાટ્ સંપ્રતિ
મહારાજા ચંદ્રગુપ્તને શાહુ સીકંદર સાથેની લડાઇમાં જીત મેળવતાં કેવા ભયંકર પ્રસંગામાંથી પસાર થવું પડ્યું હતું. તેના ચિતાર રજૂ કરતાં પટ્ટના કૅાલેજના પ્રિન્સિપાલ મી. ફ્રીન્ડલે, From Pompei Trogi XV: 4 ના ભાષાન્તરમાં નીચે પ્રમાણે જણાવે છે.
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"Seleucus waged many wars in the east, after the partition of Alexander's Empire among his generals. He first took Babylonia, and then with his forces, augmented by victory, subjugated the Bactrians. He then passed over to India, which after Alexander's death, as if the yoke of servitude had been shaken off from its neck, had put his prefects to death. Sandrocottus had been the leader, who achieved their freedom; but after his victory he had forfeited by his tyranny, all title to the name of liberator: for having ascended the throne, he oppressed with servitude the very people, whom he had emancipated from foreign thraldom. He was born in humble life, but was prompted to aspire to royalty by an omen, significant of an angust destiny. For, when by insolent behaviour he had offended King Nandrus, and was ordered by that king to be put to death, he had sought safety by a speedy flight. When he lay down, overcome with fatigue, and had fallen into a deep sleep, a lion of enormous size, approaching the slumberer, licked with its tongue, the sweet, which oozed profusely from his body; and when he awoke, quietly took his departure. It was this prodigy, which first inspired him, with the hope of winning the throne, and so having collected a band of robbers, he instigated the Indians to overthrow the existing Government. When he was there, after preparing to attack Alexander's prefects, a wild elephant of monstrous size approached him and kneeling submissively like a tame elephant, received him on to its neck and fought vigorously in front of the army. Sandrocottus having thus won the throne, was rejoicing over India when Seleucus was laying the foundation of his future greatness. Seleucus having made a treaty with him and otherwise settled his attains in the east returned home to prosecute the war with Antigonus."
[From Pompei Trogi XV. 4: as translated by Mr. Crindle, Principal, Patna College, (see Prof. Hultzsch. Crop. Inser. Indic. Pt I. Pref. xxxiii. )] મહારાજા ચંદ્રગુપ્તના મગધની રાજગાદી ઉપર રાજ્યાભિષેક
મહારાજા ચંદ્રગુપ્તના નગરપ્રવેશને પ્રજાએ અતિ આનદથી વધાવી લીધેા; કારણ કે
