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prowess brought the earth under sway, the army chiefs were just an entourage. His glory subdued the vassals, doorkeepers were a royal etiquette. His felicity protected the harem, the keepers of the harem were a tradition. His very appearance betrayed his supremacy by the chowrie bearing maids and umbrella bearers were just a paraphernalia. His innate effulgence curbed the spread of evil, his body guards were a mere limb of the kingdom. His very command put down injustice the law givers were a matter of duty. His very form gratified the high minded ladies, his ministers of recreation were a luxury. His intellect determined the counsel, counsellors were a decoration. His self evident store of merits dragged close the opponent, his spies were a legacy. His bounty spread his fame in quarters, his bards were an ornament (of the kingdom). He was deemed a second seșa, a third sprout of the jaws of the primeval boar, an eighth Kulācala and a ninth quarter tusker, by the people meaning thereby that he had transcendental virtues much above those of the common people.? He had been consecrated right in his childhood and possessed the prowess of arms that overpowered the entire Universe. That is why he was capable of bringing under sway the earth having the store of girdles in the form of group of seven oceans and had removed all the thorns from the path of quarters so that his glory could travel unto them cosily. He had dug up the pillars of his victory on the extremities of all the eight quarters etc.
A king has been called Mahībhujo Jagatpati, Kșoņībhrt," (Ksonipala, Ksonipati) Pārthiva,' Bhūbhrt,* Prajāpatih, Sārvabhaumo rāja,'' mahībhịt," Bhūpati, Prabhu,"? Avanīpāla,'' Deva,'^ Rāja," Medinīpatih,6
1. Ibid. Vol. I pp. 66-67. 2. Ibid. Vol. I p. 69. 3. Ibid. Vol. I p. 71. 4. Ibid. Vol. I p. 64. 5. Ibid. Introductory verse 3 (Interpolated) Vol. I p. 39. 6. Ibid. Introductory verse 13 Vol. I p. 42. 7. Ibid. Vol. I p 43, Vol. I p. 155. 8. Ibid. Vol. I p. 53, TM Vol. II p. 230. 9. Ibid. Vol. I p. 59. 10. Ibid. Vol. I p. 64. 11. Ibid. Vol. I p 65. 12. TM. Vol. I p. 78, Vol. II p. 294. 13. Ibid. Vol. I p. 80. 14. Ibid. Vol. I p. 77. 15. Ibid. Vol. I. 84. 16. Ibid. Vol. I p. 84.
