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Then, destroying big settlements of Bhila tribes established on tops of mountains, menacing robbers intent upon harassing the public, observing the earth adorned with towns, villages, mountains, and gardens, and accepting various ornaments, elephants, horses, and other articles given by tributary chiefs Visvabhūti Kumāra reached Mount Vindhya.
Keeping his army in a safe locality, the Prince accompanied by a few clever ministers, went to Vindhya-giri out of curiosity He saw tall intoxicated elephants grazing at pleasure on the way and eating big grape-creepers growing on the banks of the tarret Révā Nadi (River Narmada), hearing the qq Pancama ( fifth later seventh ) note of Indian music uttered by celestial songsters along with their affecttionate young females and accompanied with the soft note of clapping of their hands and witnessing the frantic dance of pea-cocks considering themselves as wise without being taught, under the apprehension of the sound of dense clouds on hearing the purling of torrents. Going onward, he saw a frightful forest-fire, singing as at were by the hum of the fierce wind, laughing out as it were by the pouring out of sparks jumping very high, dancing as it were, by big fire spreading everywhere by fierce winds, and appearing as If it had loosened its mass of hair by the veil of smoke reacbing the vault of the sky, crossing it and going onward, the Prince ascended Mount Vindhya, which was of a very elevated height and full of elegant bamboos like a tall principal man of noble birth; which was full of scenery of various sorts like the treasure of excellent gems, wealth, etc of a king; which was inhabited by numerous people of variout kinds, on the other side, whose feet were adorned by numerous people; which was hard-hearted like a contemptible creature, in the other case, was occupi-d by wicked animals; and which, being of a coarse nature was hard to be crossed like the heart of a female; and which was appearing beautiful by the water-bearing lakes. Greatly exbausted by wandering about for a long time in forests, torrents, caves, Hummits hard to climb, pleasure-houges of plantain-trees, slabs fragant with divine odours, and in lovely localities of different
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