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perforce by the latter as his foster brother establishes the same fact. In describing Meghavāhana and Harivāhana as 'Dharmavijayins' taking to warfare only to display their Prowess of arms and releasing after vanquishing the enemies, raising the war-captive Samaraketu to the status of a foster son and a governor of the Angas, Dhanapāla has displayed his belief in the lofty ideals of human disposition.
Unlike Dandin's Apahāravarman who is hypocritical enough to steal wealth from others in order to distribute it among the poor proclaiming that it is futile to store it, Dhanapāla has depicted Meghavāhana having a penchant to take leave of his riches already stored by him as a matter of voluntary charity.
दानव्यसनीजनानामर्थितयाऽप्रीयत न कृतार्थतया Life of hazards is the most virtuous one in the world or else there remains no charm in it if it sails on smoothly without any risks. This ideal is also established in the adventurous conduct of Meghavāhana who felt joy over odds and not in evenness owing to his resourcefulness of intellect.
"pritars: refuri a RAJE C T " To strive for success under unfavourable circumstances and adverse providence, to love to earn fortunes by the Sweat of the brow formed the special feature of his philosophy.
लक्ष्मीहठाकर्षणलम्पटो दैवस्य वैमुख्यमाचकाङ्क्ष नाभिमुख्यम्।''
Prominence born of riches and self control and awe, greatness born of circumspective action, affluence born of a healthy household, physical appearance promoting the dignity, radiance quelling (the unvirtuous elements, ubiquitous intellect taking to politic behaviour in keeping balance in law, form indicating attractiveness and amiability, piety provoking to keep away from sin, efficient discernment proving one an expert, virtues teaching restraint in face of the group of six enemies (arişadvarga) and self abnegation all these evince the author's balanced outlook on the values or Dharma, Artha, Kāma and Mokşa."
His belief in the doctrine of metempsychosis purporting forth that it is something of divine agency known as the fruit born of one's action in a previous birth that hampers certain activity or impels it, in the present one,
1. TM. Vol. I p. 65. L. 4. (220) 2. Ibid. p. 65. LL. 4-5. 3. Ibid. Vol. I p. 65. LL. 5. 4. Ibid. Vol. I pp. 66-67. LL. 1-2. LL. 1-3.
