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Dhanapala has given few details about the life in military camp during his description of Vajrayudhals seige 392 of Kanci, and in the description of the royal camp of 393 the naval forces on the sea-shore near Kanci, and on an island after the subjugation of the feudatories of the 394 islands in the Southern Ocean. The camp party consisted of the royal personage in chage of the camp, the ministers, the accompanying Brahmins, scholars, ladies of the harem with their paraphernalia, courtezans and soldiers, and labourers. It seems the army provisions were transported in carts drawn by bullocks to 395 which Dhanapala has made a reference. The layout of the camp resembled that of a miniature city spread around the central royal tents. The tents were pitched by tying them 396 The ministers were housed in to the hails on all sides. 391. Tilakamanjari,p.360(13ff.). 392. ibid., pp.83-84. 393. ibid., p.123(lff.). 394. ibid.,pp.140-142. 395. ibid.,p.124(2ff.). 396. ibid,p.140 (23ff.) paryantaropita sankusamyamyamana tanikesu - ... |

477 397, special tents of different colours. The tents for the inmates of the royal harem were pitched by the haremattendants and a continuous fence of thorny branches surrounded the area for proper protection. 398 There is a 鉁撯湏 reference to crocodile-arches, officers' tents and tents 399 for feudatories and body-guards. The group of royal tents was well protected by a high fence made of poles a 400 tied to a row of stone pillars dug into the earth. The 401 courtezans seem to be putting on thick clothes. For 402 camp-fire sandal wood was utilized. With the change of every watch of three hours, the trumpets flourished and the guarding elephants changed duty, the horse-keepers rushed to the royal tents with saddled horses. The feudatories moved on the elephants at the end of their duties during which they stood stiff in the same position. A series of patrol posts were established for guarding and, during the night, the guarding soldiers loudly passed words from post to post. Lighted torches were utilized for illuminating the camp premises during 397. Tilakamanjari, p.123(2ff.); 141(lff.). 398. ibid., p.141 (21) -- duraviksipta kantakadruma vispa valayitavase jvavasa- 221424349249419127 yatsu satvarantarvarsika nivesyamana suddhantavanitani santesu -- . 1 399. ibid., p.123(4ff.). jaje- 1 400. ibid., p.123(7ff.). 401. ibid., p.140 (4) sthulavasanacchaditavapusi vilasini jate 402. ibid, p.141 (5) puskala suska candana kastha samdipitanalesu ... 1 -

478 the night, and the camp folk celebrated the festivals and entertained themselves as they did on normal occasions in civil life.403