Vikramarkacaritra 7.2.2

7.2.2

kṛtaḥ so'smadantike preṣayitavyaḥ' iti | tato mahājanā rājñā preṣitāṃ patrikāṃ samavalokya śālīvāhanamāhūyāvādiṣuḥ— 'śālīvāhana, rājādhirājaḥ pratāpaśālī pratyarthipṛthvīpatisahasranamaskṛtacaraṇasahasrapatraḥ śrīvikramādityamahārājaḥ ujjayinīnagarāvataṃsaḥ sakalārthilokakalpavṛkṣaḥ tvāṃ draṣṭumicchati | atastatra tvayā gantavyam' iti | śālīvāhanaḥ prāha— 'vikramo nāma rājā kiyān ? | tenāhaṃ samāhūto na gacchāmi | yadi tasya prayojanamasti svayameva sa āgacchatu | mama tadantike kimapi phalaṃ nāsti'
iti | tacchrutvā mahājanāḥ patrikāmukhena vikramāya tadabhiprāyaṃ nivedayāmāsuḥ | tato vikramaḥ patrikāṃ samyagavalokya krodhānalena dedīpyamānavigraho'ṣṭādaśākṣauhiṇībalena puraskṛtaḥ pratiṣṭhānanagaraṃ samabhyetya śālīvāhanasya
kamapi dūtaṃ praiṣayat | dūto'pi śālīvāhanamabhyupetya ' bhoḥ śālīvāhana sakalarājyādhirājo vikramastvāṃ samāhvayati' ityāha | śālīvāhanaḥ ' nāhamekākī vikramaṃ drakṣyāmi ; caturaṅgabalasametastu samarāṅgaṇe vikramaṃ paśyeyam '
ityāha | tato dūtastadājñayaṃ rājñe nyavedayat | vikramaśca tadākarṇya yuddhāya
sannaraṅgamājagāma | śālīvāhano'pi kumbhakāragṛhe mṛnmayaṃ hastyaśvarathapādātèṃ mantreṇa sajīvaṃ kṛtvā tena balena samarāṅgaṇamavamagāhe | anantaramubhayoḥ
sainyayoḥ saṅkulaṃ yuddhaṃ samabhūt | śālīvāhanasainyaṃ sarvamapi vikrameṇa vinipātitam | anantaraṃ śālīvāhano vikramabalamasahamāno'tivihvalaśca saṃśvintāsamākulaḥ 'āpadi māṃ smara' iti pitṛvattaṃ varaṃ smṛtvā śeṣaṃ nāgendraṃ