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powerful by the riches of the earth, and equalling Arjuna, for the tribute. 

 He was disrespected by the prince. 



24 and 25. Upon a battle taking place, this illustrious warrior, who made 

 the earth bend beneath his vast army, and who had ever defeated his foes 

 by his dreadful valour, was slain by hundreds of thousands of his adversa- 

 ry s' arrows. Durgavati, who was mounted on an elephant severed her own 

 head with the scymitar she held in her hand : she reached the supreme spi- 

 rit, pierced the sun's orb (obtained salvation.) 



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26. Chandrasahi, the asylum of the unprotected, the abode of glory, the 

 full lamp of the whole of his family, he whose wealth was fame, and the 

 offspring of the prince Dalapati, was crowned (by the people.) 



27. The females of his enemies quarrel with the trees in the forests : the 

 trees first snatch off their garments, then with their thorns seize them by ihe 

 hair. The women consume them with sighs, and observing by the (light of 

 the, sun their uncovered bodies, harshly tear off the bark to clothe them- 

 selves. 



28. As the six-faced god, was descended from the consumer of the god 



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of love, so was a son named Madhukarasahi born to this prince. He was 

 of unsullied renown, and a sea of glory acquired in this world. 



29. By whose victories proclaimed by hosts of people, and accomplished 

 by his strength of arm, the eight Dikpalas, are eternally ashamed: by the 

 vibrating sound of whose double-headed drums, outvying the roar of the 

 newly risen, but arrogant clouds at a general deluge, the exultations of his 

 agitated and dispirited foes were silenced. 



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30. His son was the fortunate Premanarayana, the accomplisher of 

 the wishes of the good, the corporeal energy of the mass of glory of the 



