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MADHURĀVIJAYA M
38.
"Rulers of earth, who are men of action, and
my hereditary friends, in whose heart no malice dwells,
and who, though unostentatious, are famed in quelling
rebellious spirits are now camping near you here by
my command, my dear son!
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39. "You know you are surrounded now by an
ocean-like army. Horses in thousands act as its waves,
elephants in rut appear in its midst like huge islands,
and destructive weapons like sharks abound in its
waters.
40. "So, I would ask you to exhibit your manli-
ness and ever increasing prowess and strike at your
enemies and subdue them, even as the Lord of the Gods
(Indra) did in the case of the (winged) mountains,
enraged at their efforts to destroy the world.
41. "So, you had better march successfully to
Tundira (Tondaimandala) and overcome the people
headed by the Champa (Sambuvarāya) who are pre-
paring for war. Then establish yourself at Kānci and
rule there, with due regard to the wishes of the people,
even like the Lord of Wealth (Kubēra) does in the city
of Alaka.
42. "Then if you subdue all the Vanya kings, it
would be easy for you to break the power of the
Turuşka. Would it be difficult for the fire that had
consumed with its flames hundreds of branches of a
tree, to destroy the trunk also?
43. "This Turuska is acting like Ravana in regard
to the Southern Kingdoms. If you play the praise-
MADHURĀVIJAYA M
38.
"Rulers of earth, who are men of action, and
my hereditary friends, in whose heart no malice dwells,
and who, though unostentatious, are famed in quelling
rebellious spirits are now camping near you here by
my command, my dear son!
24
39. "You know you are surrounded now by an
ocean-like army. Horses in thousands act as its waves,
elephants in rut appear in its midst like huge islands,
and destructive weapons like sharks abound in its
waters.
40. "So, I would ask you to exhibit your manli-
ness and ever increasing prowess and strike at your
enemies and subdue them, even as the Lord of the Gods
(Indra) did in the case of the (winged) mountains,
enraged at their efforts to destroy the world.
41. "So, you had better march successfully to
Tundira (Tondaimandala) and overcome the people
headed by the Champa (Sambuvarāya) who are pre-
paring for war. Then establish yourself at Kānci and
rule there, with due regard to the wishes of the people,
even like the Lord of Wealth (Kubēra) does in the city
of Alaka.
42. "Then if you subdue all the Vanya kings, it
would be easy for you to break the power of the
Turuşka. Would it be difficult for the fire that had
consumed with its flames hundreds of branches of a
tree, to destroy the trunk also?
43. "This Turuska is acting like Ravana in regard
to the Southern Kingdoms. If you play the praise-