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horse, foot, elephants, and chariots ; * the welkin rang with 

 the sound of the drum and other martial instruments, and 

 the flags concealed the sky. Having first sent his sword and 

 white umbrella, symbols of royalty, to the temple of Siva, 

 he entered the Audience Hall and feasted the chiefs of his 

 army. Then he proceeded to the temple, and after prayers 

 he received his sword and umbrella and mounted his 

 elephant. Here garlands and other offerings from the temple 

 of Vishnu at Adakamadam, which the commentator inter- 

 prets Tiruvanantapuram — Trivendrum, now the capital of 

 modern Travancore — reached him. Leaving Vanji amidst the 

 prayers and blessings of his subjects, he marched to Nilagiri 

 (modern Nilgiris), where he encamped and rested a while. 

 Here some sages visited him, and asked his favour and 

 protection on behalf of the Brahmans residing in and near 

 the Himalayas. Here also Konkanars, fierce Karnatas, and 

 others joined him. Sanjaya, with 100 great chariots, 500 

 elephants, 10,000 horse, and 500 military officers, also joined 

 him. He said to Sanjaya, "Kanaka and Vijaya, sons of 

 Balakumara, having lost watch and ward over their tongues, 

 have reviled me in the North, ignorant of the might of Tamil 

 kings; this army therefore is on its march, nursing its 

 wrath. Go ye forward and arrange for the collection of 

 numerous boats to carry the army across the great river 

 Ganges." 



After despatching Sanjaya and receiving the tributes sent 

 by several princes, and suitably acknowledging them, he 

 quitted Nilagiri and proceeded to the river Ganges, which 

 he crossed. And after having been welcomed by the 

 inhabitants, he proceeded further north and met in battle 

 Kanaka and Vijaya and several other princes, whom he 

 defeated after a fight lasting seven hours. He captured 

 Kanaka, Vijaya, and several other princes and made them 



* This is the Chaturanga, from which the game of chess is also called. 

 The queen, castle, and bishop of the English game represent the minister, 

 chariot, and elephant respectively in the Hindd game. 



