Rajatarangini (Dvitiya) 299
Rājataraṅgiṇī (Dvitīyā) 299
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299
na prāsīdan na cākupyat tasmin sā balaśālini /
ghṛṇā pramādasahitā vināśaprathamāṅkuraḥ //
She was neither pleased nor angry with him who was endowed with strength;
pity combined with carelessness is the first sprout of ruin.
299.p1
[Ps-JRT 16]
devyā vāsaṃ vimuñcantyās tasyā dhanarasāśrayam /
Śāhmere viṣavallīva drohadhīr abhyavardhata // JRt_B.337 //
As the queen relinquished residence, dwelling upon the pleasure of wealth,
the thought of betrayal grew in Śāhmera like a poisonous creeper.
299.p2
vardhano 'nyatarasyābhūt pakṣo 'nyasya kṣayāvahaḥ /
KoṭāŚāhmerayor asti kṣitimārutayor iva // JRt_B.338 //
The waxing of the faction of the one brought about the waning of the other,
as happens between earth and wind, in the case of Koṭā and Śāhmera.
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