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King Satānika of Kavśambi had a quarre! with king Dadhivāhana of Campā Nagari.
The spies of King Satānika one-day told him:- 0 King! King Dadhivāhana of Campă Nagari is not well-guarded at present and he is very careless. If you can have a battle with him within five days you will certainly be able to defeat him and accomplish your most desired object. The King at once ordered a prayāņa-bhérî (beating of kettle-drum for battle-march). Warriors became ironediately ready. The feudatory princes became agitated The king took all the fighting materials in ships. Owing to favourable winds and the expert skill of helmamen of ships, the king unexpectecily reached Campä Nagari within one night. Without the least trouble, the army of King Satānika laid a seige round Camļā Nagari.
King Dadhivābana, table to hold on, without sufficient materials of men and weapons, became bewildered as to what must be done at the critical moment and he consulted his ministers. On seeing the king bewildered, his ministeres told him:-"O Good King! Why do you become so agitated? For the present, running away is advisable. It is said. One member of a family should be abandoned in the interest of the entire family, one family in the interest of & viilage, one village in the interest a country, and the whole world should be abandoned for one's own interest. Auy one who knows how to talk appropriately for the occasiou, how to be lovely in accordance with his good intentions, and one who knows to be angry in accordance with his own strength, is really wise. Wealth acquired by valour can be readily obtained again, but when life becomes extinct, it can never be regained in the same body. Among all the things in this world jivitavya (life) is incomparable Royal wealth etc is subservient to it. With the destruction of life, everything else is in vain." On listening to this advice, King Dadbivāhana ran away for his life.
Now King Satanika made a proclamation in bls army
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