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In the mean time Pljhnu-Gupta, being confcious 

 that Chandra-Gupta could never be iafe fo long as 

 he bad to contend with a man of Racjhafas abilitk >, 

 ion: plan to reconcile them, and this he effected 



in the following manner : there was in the capital a 

 refpeclahle merchant or banker, called Chandana- 

 Das, an intimate friend of RpcJJuifa. Vijhnu-Gupta 

 advifed CJiuiid r ci-Guhia to confine him with his whole 

 ilv : tome time after lie viiited the unfortunate pri- 

 ioner, and told him that the only way to lave him- 

 felf and family from imminent deft rut 1 : lion, was to 

 effect a reconciliation between the king and Barjhaja, 

 and that, if he would folkrv his advice, he would 

 point out to him the means of doing it. Chandana- 

 Dds aiTented, though, from the known inveteracy 6f 

 Ilacjliafd againft Chandra-Gupta , he had little hope of 

 fuccefs. Accordingly, he and Fiftwu-Gupta, betook 

 themfelves privately to a place in the northern hills, 

 where Racjhafa had a counrrv ieat, to which he uled 

 to retire from the buftle of bufinefs. There they 

 erecled a large pile of wood, and gave out that they 

 intended to burn themfelves. Racjfrafa was aftonifhed 

 when he heard of his friends' refolution, and uled 

 every endeavour to diffuade them from it ; but Clnin- 

 dana-Das told him, he was determined to periih in the 

 flames with J'lflimi-Gupta, unleis he would content to 

 be reconciled to Chandfa-Gupta. In the mean time the 

 prince arrived with a retinue of five hundred men ; 

 when, ordering them to remain behind, he advanced 

 alone towards Rac/haja, to whom lie bowed relpecifully 

 and made an oiler of delivering up his fword. llacjliafa 

 remained a long time inexorable, but at laft, overcome 

 by the joint entreaties of Vijlmu-Gupta and Chandana~ 

 £)as, he fuffered himfelf to be appealed, and was re- 



. ciled to the king, who made him his prime minif- 

 tcr. ViJhnit'Gupta, having fueceeded in bringing 

 about this reconciliation, withdrew to relume his 



..'icr occupations; and Chandra-Gupta reigned af- 

 terwards many years, with juflice and equity, and 

 adored by ins fubjedls. 



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