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JANUARY 5, 1872.]
A VALABHI GRANT.
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which delighted the whole world, the bur- His son who meditated on his feet was Shri den of whose great desires was borne success- Dharaser.a, the great Maheshvaru, who gave fully by his shoulders, which were brighter than exceedingly great delight to the hearts of those of others, ia consequence of his conspicu- learned men by the acquisition of all the sciences, ousness amongst the allies, who had obtained -who in his stock of virtue and liberality in distinction by winning a hundred battles,-whom giving away, found a device, by which was effectit was always very easy to please by writing sage ed the defeat of the desires of his enemies, who, epigrams, though his own mind was purified by though his thoughts were deep in his breast), in the study of all sciences, in all their branches, consequence of his having been thoroughly ac-who, thongh transcending all people in the un- quainted with various sciences, arts, and with fathomable depth (of his heart], was of a very the ways of the world, was of a very benevolent benevolent disposition, as shown by his good deeds, disposition, --whose unaffected humility and
-who obtained great fame by clearing the ob- chastened manners, were his ornaments,-who structed path trodden on by kings of the Kiita | destroyed the pride of all enemies by his powerful age,--whose enjoyment of the sweets of ufu- and massive arm, which carried the flag of victory ence was refined by his adherence to justice, and in a hundred battles, and whose commands were thus procured for him his other name of Dhar- obeyed by the whole circle of kings, whose skill mádity. His younger brother was Shri Kha- in the manage.nent of weapons he had defeated ragraha, the great Maheshvara, who mcditated by the might of his bow. His younger brother on his (brother's) feet, who bore the sovereign who meditated on his feet was the great Mahepower though it was an object of desire to the shvara Dhruvasena, who surpassed all previous loving elder one, who was like the elder one kings by his good deeds, who accomplished of Upendra, as a bullock (bearer of the yoke) things that were very difficult to accumplish, bears on his shoulders something that is great, -who was valonr itself in a human form, --who simply on account of the pleasure he took in execut- was respected ng if he were Manu himself by his ing his brother's) commands, and while doing so subjects, with hearts full of love for his great virhe did not allow his virtue to be diminished, either tues-who was the very lord of lotuses withby love of pleasure or vexation, whose mind, - i out the spots, full-sized, shining, and the cause though his foot-stool was enveloped in the lustra of joy to others, who was the ever sinining sun, of the crown jewels of the hundred kings subju- the dispeller of darkness by filling all quarters gated by his propees-was not affected by ar- with the bright lustre [of his great prowes] rogance, or a fordness to treat others with indig- --who, inspiring confidencef in his subjects, as nity,-to counteract whom (whose power), setting to the acquisition of wealth, the furtherance of aside submission, there was no way even for a great many purpises, and the increase of enemies routed for manliness and pride,—who prosperity [Graul. prescribing the addition to by a number of pure virtues which perfumed the bases of a termination with a certain sense, have whole world, resisted with main force the pro- ing letters indicatory of a great many changes and gress of the sport of Káli,l-whose heart was with the uugnient added on to it] ; proficient in noble and untouched by all the faults which determining matters about peace,t war, and allilittle men are prone to,-and who obtained the ance (Gram, well-versed in Sandhi or phonetic first place amongst men of valour by the royal rules-dissolution of compounds and compounds], Lushmi, of a host of inimicai kings voluntari- issuing | commands proper for the occasion ly embracing hin, on account of his well-known [Gram. prescribing a substitute for the original]; valour and skill in tlit management of weapons. I and doing honour to the good by raising
• The kings of the Krita or the first age of Hindu Mythology were very virtuous; and their ways and miners were forgotten. Shiladityatrod in their foot-steps.
Literally the Sun of justice or virtue.' I Upendra is a name of Vishna ; and the allusion here is probably to Krishna, in whose favour Balarıma, his elder brother, or guru, the word in the original, resigned the kingdom.
The principle of evil. Kali is supposed to have full swing in the present age, which is called Kali-yuga
& The triumph of a lover consists in his mis.ress giving him & voluntary embrace. The royal power and state of Khara grahas enemies are personified as Lkshmi, who is a attracted by their valour.
Si. e. The moon.
There is a play here on the word, Kal& which means
digit of the moon' and 'an art. The moon had all her digits i. e. was full, and the king was vered in all the arts.
+ There is a play here on the words prakriti, pratyuya, anubandha Agama and vida dhan, which are technical terms used by Pånini. The grammatical nieaning is enclosed within brackets in the text.
Here the words Sam&s, Vigraha And Semdh are used in a double sense.
Sthana and a desa are the words here.
Here the words with a double meaning are Samskara sadhu, Guns, Vridhi, and Vidhana.
