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BRAHMADATTACAKRICARITA
345 extreme disgust with existence, took the vow under the head-nun, Pürņā, and in course of time attained emancipation.
King Dirgha's front-line soldiers were killed by the frontline soldiers of Brahman's son, like the aquatic monsters of a river by the sea-monsters of the ocean. Dirgha, frowning, like a boar with the tusks raised from anger, ran forward and began to kill the enemy. Brahmadatta's army, infantry, chariots, cavalry, et cetera, was overthrown by Dirgha, swift as a river's current. Then Brahmadatta, red-eyed from anger, himself roaring, fought with Dirgha roaring, like an elephant with an elephant. Both, exceedingly strong, destroyed arrows with arrows, like the ocean stirred up at the end of the world destroying waves with waves.
Then Brahmadatta's cakra, with light streaming forth, victorious over the circle of the heavens, knowing the proper, time like a servant, approached. Then Brahman's son quickly took Dirgha's life with it. What struggle is there of the lightning in the killing of a lizard? Saying, “ Long live the cakrin," like bards, the gods rained flowers on Brahmadatta. Looked on as a father, as a mother, as a deity by the townspeople, he entered the city Kāmpilya like Sutrāman entering Amarāvati. The king had his wives, previously married, brought from all places and installed the woman-jewel, named Kurumati.
Expedition of conquest (449-470) One day the cakravartin set out with immeasurable forces, following the cakra, eager for the conquest of Bharatakşetra. In the past there was holy Vrşabhalāñchana, best of kings, and he gave his kingdom to his eldest son, Bharata. Making a division the Master gave countries to his other ninety-nine sons. He himself practiced penance and attained emancipation.
The countries with their names are these: in the east: Pragama, Mastaka, Putra, Angāraka, Malla, Anga, Malaya, Bhārgava, Prāgjyotiņa, Vansa, Magadha, Māsavartika; in the south: Bāņamukta, Vaidarbha, Vanavāsika, Mahīşaka, Vanarāşțra, Tāyika, Aśmáka, Dandaka, Kalinga, Işika, Puruşa, 44 N
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