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(Verse 41) - A mate of Sarasvati in the development of her learning, a Ganges in her purity, a daughter of brilliant culture in her use of ornament: thus like the Ganges . . .
(Verse 42)-The high estate of those who walk by night, the earth on the tip of the tusk of a vicious boar (belonging) to a savage herdaman, or Savitri who lost her perfect firmness in delight at the fresh pollen arising from stately lotuscs-are these equal in nobla conduct to the illustrious Gaigādēvi on this earth ?1
(Verse 43)-There lived their illustrious elder son . . . shining exceedingly, causing the rise of the ocean of his kinsfolk, the lord Söma.
(Verse 44)-Having attained learning in the traditions of grammatioal science, mastered the meaning of the study of the great science of logic, becomo eminent in the series of the science of literary composition, skilful in the heights of Sukra's science, . . . . . . a very Bhargava in the world, and having his tongue puritied by the honoured wealth of Sarasvati, the Dandandyakı Söma flourished on the earth.
(Verse 45)- An object of honour to the three worlds-Bhavyaraja's yonnger brother -say, what an archer !-Lakshmana's elder brother-& possessor of most exalted purity -is he not more holy even than Ganga's son [Bhishma] ?-peer to his own name, valorous, Simha's elder brother: this series of titles was realised in the lord soms in this part of the earth.
(Verse 46) - Arising in glorious play in the vast Milk-Ocean of the most famous Kaatsa Gotra,-a possessor of fallness of hands [or: moon-beams), of stainless beauty, of delight for the eyes of the world, of well-ordered conduct, of sages' praise-has not Sõme ever filled the world with the abundant moonlight of his famo?
(Verse 47)-Of this Dandanāyald Boma, who was thus illustrious as a subject of dignity, a younger brother, the fortunate Dandanayaka Simha, a bee to Siva's lotus-feet renowned in the three worlds, skilled in all the sciences extolled by the people of the world, active in purest righteousness, following the course of Manu, attained to distinction.
(Verse 48)-Was he not indeed illustrious on the ocean-encircled earth, a Patañjali in grammatical science, a Shadānanat in the six systems of logic, an Omniscient One in the multitude of teachings of literary composition praised by the whole world, a distinguished Chănakya in the whole series of exalted polity, a platform for the play of the dance of the brilliant godders of Speech ?
(Verse 49)-When the whole world praised him as he rode upon the lordly horse of the exceedingly difficult literary sentiments, as though he wero a Rovanta, trnly the Dandanayaka Simha was a skilful man, an ornament of generals.
1 This means that all the types of conjugal loyalty, unlike Gangadovi, havo somo flaw. Arundhati is a star, and like the other stars wanders about by night like an abhisärika. Tho Earth was defiled by being stuck on the task of a boar (the Varaba incarnation of Vishnu). Savitri allowed her attention to stray for a moment from conjugal duty to the beauties of nature is this an artificial expansion of the plain statement in Mahabharata, Vana-parvan ccxcv. 30 ?).
2 Note the play on the name Soma ("moon").
* This refers to the treatise on polity known as the Sukra-niti, ascribed to the mythical Sukra or Bhargava.
. This title of Skanda is used because of the connection of the sis systems of logic. $ This also means : " horse of very difficult temper."
• Rēvanta was son of Surya and Sarjãi; the legend is given in the Märkandēya-purana, lxxviii, 21 € and cviii, 7 ff. Cf. JAS Beng., Dew ser., 1909, vol. V, p. 391.
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