Madhurāvijayam of Gaṅgādevī /99

MADHURAVIJAYAM
 
22. Logicians, there are many; grammarians-they

abound in thousands; but scarcely can be found poets

who are charming by reason of their beautiful songs.
 

 
23. What is there that the composition of a poet

does not yield? It promotes fame, serves for wealth,

destroys baseness and awakens delight.
 

 
24. A connoisseur of learning needs no invitation

to listen to good poetry. Who urges the bee to taste

the sweetness of honey?
 

 
<error>Slöōkäsās</error><fix>Slōkas</fix> 25 to 42: The greatness of Bukka, the father of

Kampana, is described.
 
ṇa, is described.
 
25. Oh learned men, please listen, therefore, to

this poem of mine dealing with the history of king

Kampanṇa, going by the famous title of the Conquest of

Madhuraā (Madhurā Vijayam).
 

 
26. There was a famous king called Bukka who

was the younger brother of Harihara and whose com-

mands were borne on their heads by all the neighbour-

ing vassals.
 

 
27. Like Sēşṣa among serpents, Himavān among

mountains, and Vișņu among gods, he occupied the
first place among the lords of the earth.
 
ṣṇu among gods, he occupied the
first place among the lords of the earth.
 
28. Severer than the sun and pleasanter than the

moon was he. In depth he excelled the ocean, and in

firmness, the mountain Sumēru.
 

 
29. With discernment alone for his minister, and

the bow alone for his army, he counted on his arms
as his only ally in the heart of battle.
 

as his only ally in the heart of battle.