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immense force invaded Vaishali A tragic war ensued. The loss of human life on both the sides together amounted to 18 millions Then Halla and Vihalla with the help of the elephant Sechanak routed much of the enemys force Then both of them got themselves initiated before Lord Mahavir. Kunik however desolated the Vaishalı city. Chetak left the place whereas the city lay all devastated. This in short gives us some idea of the warfare in those days.
Let us now look to rulers individually and try to get some better light
Magadhas, Prasenjit-Shrenik Kanik Udayana Shrenik (Bimbisar). His father's name was Prasenjit and his mother's name was Dharini. Prasenjit was the emperor of Magalhas having Kushagrapur as the metropolis. There being a freguent catastrophe of fire in the city the emperor proclaimed that the person whose house will catch fire would be banished from the city. Once it so happened that as a result of the inadvertence of the cook, the very palace of the emperor caught fire. It was announced by the emperor to the princes that whatever they took away individually, would be their own possession. Prince Shrénik went out with Bhambha, a musical instrument with him. On inquiry why he selected that particular object, he explained that it was the foremost symbol of the Imperial triumph. It was an outstanding auspicious object in the conquest of all Directions. The emperor consequently gave him the epithet 'Bhambhasar'.
The emperor true to his proclamation and in conformity with it left the city and encamped at a distance of about four miles from there. Subsequently people going there in reply to mutual inquiry used to say that they frequented Rājagraha (Royal habitation ). Following this the emperor founded a city there and styled it Rājagraha. He got it fully equipped with Ditches, fortification, palatial buildings, markets, and squares.
The emperor had within himself esteemed Shrenik as a
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