joined his camp. Filled with the hope of victory and proud of his army, he allowed his soldiers to commit all possible excesses. Villages were plundered and burnt and their inhabitants dragged into captivity. He, also, sent insulting messages to the king, his brother. Vikrama patiently bore these outrages for sometime, but finally was compelled to take the field in self-defence. Collecting a large army, he also advanced to the Krishna. On arriving there he once more tried negotiations. When these failed, a battle was fought, in which Jayasimha at first gained some advantages by means of his elephants. But Vikramaditya's personal bravery restored the fortune of the day. Jayasimha's army was routed and its leader was captured on his flight, in the jungles. Though Vikrama would have had reason enough to deal hardly with the captive, he spoke kindly to him and consoled him.[१]
After this victory Vikrama returned to Kalyana and enjoyed the pleasures of the cold season which, in the mean while had come on. These consisted in hunting parties, at which he slew lions and other large game, huuted boars with hounds and shot deer with arrows.[२]
After Vikrama had subdued all his enemies, his dominions enjoyed peace and prosperity. The elements even showed themselves propitious, neither famine nor pestilence visitod his kingdom. In course of time sons were born to him, who resembled him and gladdened his heart. His liberality to the
- ↑ XVI. 1-53.
- ↑ XIV. 1.-XV. 87.-Vikrama's wax with Jayasimha is not mentioned in the inscriptions made known by Sir. W. Elliott. The reason is, no doubt, that Vikrama did not care to proclaim the fact, that he had fought with both his brothers. According to Bilhana's account the battle falls at the end of the year 1077 and the statement of the Kadamba inscriptions that Tailapa Kadamba became Governor of Vanavasa in S'aka 999 or A. D. 1077-78 agrees with it. The latter event probably took place after the deposition of Jayasimhu.
