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as the Akshodh trees to resist the elephant's mighty force. Raghu 

 ascended the summits of Gauri's parent (Himalaya) which seemed 

 loftier from the clouds of dust raised by the march of his troops ; 

 the winds whispering through the reeds, wafted drops of Ganges 

 water : the herbage at night by its brilliancy served the soldiers in- 

 stead of lamps. In Raghu* s battle with the mountain tribes fire 

 flashed from the concussion of spears and arrow-heads. Raghu 

 passed by Lauhitya, the lord of the Pragjyotish trembled, he then 

 proceeded thence to Kamarup, the Raja of which presented him with 

 elephants and laid oblations of gems at his feet. On his return the 

 dust of chariot wheels fell on captive kings umbrella-less, he distributed 

 all his wealth among theBrahmans ; as the good, like clouds, only re- 

 ceive to give again. 



By him whose age succeeded to childhood, the night was spent 

 sleepless, anxious to possess that gem of a girl : early in the morning he 

 was roused by the songs of the Vaitdlika chaunting " Oh king, fair as 

 the moon, the moon is setting ; yonder the sun arises, expand your 

 pupils which move so beautiful in the eyes, as the bee amid the lotus 

 flower of lovely eyelids fair. Aja rises and dressed in suitable costume 

 he entered the Hall of Election. 



Aja entered the assembly of kings, brilliant as forked lightning amid 

 a range of resplendant clouds, or as the Kalpa Druma among the lesser 

 trees of paradise, the eyes of all were fixed on him. Immediately after 

 amid lines of monarchs of the solar and lunar race, with clouds of wav- 

 ing incense and the clang of trumpets — entered the bride in her four- 

 wheeled chariot in nuptial vest arrayed ; on her, the fairest of Brahma's 

 creatures, the minds of one hundred kings were fixed, their bodies alone 

 remained on their thrones. 



Then Sunanda, guardian of the Antapura, in manly accents introduced 

 to Indumati the king of Magadh, " Protector of the poor, the justest 

 king on earth, as night, though fair with thousand stars, by luna only 

 is illuminated, a perpetual worshipper of Indra. If O Queen, you give 

 him your hand, you will present an oblation of joy to the eyes of the 

 ladies of Pushpapura, sitting to gaze at you from the windows of the 

 palace." But without words, by a nod with unbent body, the Virgin, 

 from whose head the faded chaplet of Madhuka had fallen, to him 

 refusal gave. Then the holder of the cane, as the wavy line of water 



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