Indian Antiquary Vol 14

SR No.: 032506
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 418
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[AUGUST, 1885.
the horse's body. saying, My steed, may you let us take & short sleep.' Great was the beauty always be happy.' Debå saddled the horse of the garden, and there they took their rest. and started, (95) and in two and a half (125) As Rûdal wandered round it he was gharis reached Rädal. When Radal saw the filled with delight, and especially when he looks of the horse he was delighted. As he saw Indar'man's wrestling arena. (Said he), smoothed down its body he smiled and said My body has become stiff from the journey, reverently, 'O horse, hear my words !' Then | let me perform a few exercises." He tightened shouted he, My blessing be upon Dêbî, the up his fifty-two yards of loin-cloth and put on minister. (100) Make ready the horse Benuliya tight athlete's drawers. He rubbed his body and carry out my orders. D3bả the Brahman with the dust of fifty-two granaries," (130) saddled the horse and tied on it a silken saddle- placed the palms of his hands on the ground and cloth. He plaited the hair of its mane with performed nine hundred thousand exercises. gold, pinned on with silver pins. Its tail (O He whirled Indian clubs weighing twenty-two gentlemen, hear what I say !), he plaited with mans" and dils" weighing seventy and a half pearls, and a necklace worth seven lákhs he mans." The nejamos weighed thirty mans." put round its neck. (105) So much was the All these did Rûdal break, as he cleared the array of the horse. Now hear about Radal. ground around him. As he clapped his right
He fastened on a loin-cloth fifty-two yards hand” (O gentlemen, hear my words !), all the long, and drawers of kharuá cloth. At flowers in the garden fell down, the trees of the his side hunga shield weighing eighty grove were rooted up, (135) and the fishes were mans" and in his hand he carried & spear driven out of the water. By his mere shout weighing thirty mans." He put on a curved people became deaf. Siva mounted his bull leather belt, which reached down to his side, and ran away, while Dévi wept tears of pearls, and below its flap hung bis sword. (110) saying, "Who is this powerful king that has At his waist swing" fifty-six knives and desolated the garden under my charge ? If king nine javelins. Shoes of cloth shine on his Indar'man come to hear of it, he will strip my feet, and at the echo (of their movement) his skin from my body. Dêvî, with her seven moustaches quiver. A necklace of fifty-two
sisters" departed from Indra's paradise, (140) gold mohars he put on round his wrist. On his and in two and a half ghasis arrived at the arm above the elbow shines & golden spangle. garden. The awe-inspiring hero Radal leaped upon Radal was sleeping in the garden, and his horse and bestrode it. (115) Bagh Rüdal thither Devi went, and when she saw his form rode the horse Benuliya, and Debå the horse she was filled with perplexity. (Said she) This Hansâ,as and each on his own horse started for youth is of great beauty, and his eyes burn Nainagarh. They whipped their horses, and brilliantly. If he come in front of Indar'man these no longer set foot upon earth. They he will cut him off.' (145) By this time Rädal flew up and went in the sky at even pace. awoke from his sleep, and gazed around. Then * Rimjhim rim'jhim' danced the horses, as
folding his hands he said, 'O Dêvî, heed my peacocks of the forest dance; (120) and going words. I will sacrifice fifty-two goats to you, night and day they arrived at Nainagarh. and full fifty bull-buffaloes. I will even offer
When Radal saw the garden of Son'vati a human sacrifice to you, if you will grant he was delighted, and shouted, Dibt, Debů,
my petition. So much heard Dêvi, and in hear my words! Rest here in this garden, and a rage she blazed up like burning coals. (150) 35 About 3 tons. * Over a ton.
» Aias or as is an instrument used by athletes. It * g is metri gratid for , cf. line 428.
is a heavy wooden block with a handle for lifting. * Called Manur'thA in the Western version.
3* Over two and a half tons. " is stiffness of the joints from travelling.
35 The or r is a kind of bow, with iron chains » 37 is an athlete's exercise. The body is stretched
instead of a string, used by athletes, for lifting as a test
of strength. and supported on the palms of the hands and toes, and
30 Over a ton. then swing backwards and forwards.
37 ... on to the elbow of his left arm. roar is the dust made by pounding up the earthen
Devi is said to have seven sisters, or rather incarns. Kranaries or hot which natives kaep in their houses.
tions. Seven altars are usually erected to her at one It is used by athletes for smearing on their bodies.
place. 15 Nearly a ton.
A ghart is about half an hour.