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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?
Slökäs 25 to 42: The greatness of Bukka, the father of
Kampana, is described.
25. Oh learned men, please listen, therefore, to
this poem of mine dealing with the history of king
Kampana, going by the famous title of the Conquest of
Madhura (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 Sēşa among serpents, Himavān among
mountains, and Vișņu 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.
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?
Slökäs 25 to 42: The greatness of Bukka, the father of
Kampana, is described.
25. Oh learned men, please listen, therefore, to
this poem of mine dealing with the history of king
Kampana, going by the famous title of the Conquest of
Madhura (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 Sēşa among serpents, Himavān among
mountains, and Vișņu 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.