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In due course of time, the young Nara-Vikrama Kumāra was entrasted, with great pump, for study to an acārya (preceptor) (clever in varlous arts and sciences), along with a number of the prince's personal attendants. Nara-Vikrama Kumāra became clever ip archery, wrestling, palnting, thought-reading, astrology, piercing of leaves, shooting by sound, science of words, science of spells, magic, science of good or bad qualities of elephants, horses, males, females, and of houses and playing on musical instruments, dancing gambling, and various kinds of singing, what more to sayi Nara-Vikrama Kumāra became as proficient in different arts and science as his own Guru (teacher). When the Kumāra had studied all the arts and sciences, his Guru took him to the king. The king getting up his own seat, respectfuly offered him a suitable seat and inquired obout his object in coming there. The Guru said, "O great king! your Kumăra bag learnt all the arts and sciences, and he has acquired as much proficiency as Brihaspati (the teacher of gods; the god of wisdom and eloquence). There remains nothing more that I can teach bim. I am now desirous of going home." The king, greatly delighted on hearing about the proficiency of his son, acquired during a few years, respectfully gave, with his own hands, presents of a pearl-necklace of nlae strings a lasting memorial of permanent utility, and of valuable gold, gems, costly garmeats flowers, betel-leaf-packets etc. to the Guru, and having duly honoured him, he gave him his permission to go home.
Hence-forth, Nara-Vikrama Kumāra took an active part in the training of elephants and horses. On account of his own steady altting posture, resolute courage, and great strength, Nara-vikrama Kumāra was tiring seveno intoxicated elephants, fourteen speedy horses, and eight strong wrestlers in a period of three hours. On seeing unique strength of arms, predominence of intellect, cleverness in arts and sciences, preservance of justice, polite manners, knowledge of established usage, uncommon adventure, beauty in excess of that possessed by manmatka (God of Love), fellow-feeling towards his own subjects and other
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