History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c17.8

c17.8

And the king then granted unto Māṇavamma an army with all the equipage and material and all kinds of artificers, and gave him leave to proceed (to his country and gain for himself the sovereignty thereof). And when Māṇavamma was leaving the country together with his army, the king wept sore as if he had been separated from his own son.