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throne of that celebrated sovereign, which he discovered under the ground. While he was abroad on a hunting excursion he came to a field of growing corn. A Brahman was watching over the ground from an eminence and while there he invited every passenger to reap the rich corn. But when he got down he began to abuse severely every one who, tempted by his invitation, entered the field. This struck the king, who with a view to find out the cause ordered the Brahman to come down from the eminence and sat himself there. But no sooner did the king do this than he was inspired with a degree of liberality which bis mind never before felt. But when he came down he began, as the Brahman did, to censure the freedom of the people whom he called to reap the corn. He then thought there must be something under the ground below the eminence; and accordingly he dug out the earth and found a throne or Sinha-
sana, adorned with thirty-two putlis. He brought it home on & propitious day appointed by the Brahmans and wanted to ascend it ; but he was interrupted by one of the patlis, which having assumed the form of a maiden, related to him one of the great achievements of Vikramärka and asked him whether he was so great as that sovereign and on his acknowledging his inferiority to him the speaker disappeared. The next time he came to ascend the throne he was interrupted by another patli in the same manner and at a third time, by a third and so on. He tried to sit on that throne 32 times and was prevented every time by a putli; and at last the throne itself disappeared. It is difficult to ascertain who this Bhoja was. But this is evident that the author wanted to show that the king was inferior to Vikramarka in respect of power, greatness and liberality.
ASIATIC SOCIETIES. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal No. 176. With thrice six branches rejoicing the three worlds (Continued from p. 527).
Leaves (of various) colours, leaves (like) mouths The fourth paper is a 'Note on Ghargaon, Asam, there were by J. M. Foster, F.P.G.S., containing somewhat
Colour of flowers, and weig it of fruit (it had) lengthy extracts from Robinson's Descriptive Ac
Speech unfailing, princely, count of Asam (1841), from Bernier's Particular Rejoicing with fragrance the sight and touch Events in the Empire of the Great Mogul, and from
A'san tree of hope to the parrot(-like) poet. the Loss of the Ter Schelling' in Tales of Ship- 3. Kavit. wrecks and Adventures at Sea (London, 2nd ed. 1852). First having indeed proclaimed a blessing
In Translations of Selected Pcrtions of Book I Having honoured the sacred writings, (whose) of Chand Bardati's Epic,' by J. Beames, B.C.S. beginning (is) the Veda,
[tions M.R.A.S., &c. the opening 13 stanzas are thus,
(Whose) three-fold branches, in (all) four direcrendered
(Are) possessed of colour, and leaves (like) letters 1. Satak metre. Om I
Religion having sprouted (out through) the bark First reverently bowing, bowing, the poet adores
Flowered fair in (all) four directions the feet of the Gurus.
Its fruit, (virtuous) deeds, springing out (Taking) refuge at the feet of the highest, the
Immortal, dwelling amidst mortals afforder of support, the husband of the opulent
(Firm as) counsel of kings, (or as) the earth, the Lachhi;
wind shakes it not (Who) stands the lord of vice and of virtue, con
Giving to life the flavour of nectar, suming the wicked, the lord of heaven, blessing with
The Kali (yuga) affixes no stain to it success;
Containing truth, wisdom, and (perpetual) fresh(Who is as) sandalwood to the life of living be
ness. ings moving on the earth, lord of all, bestower of
4. Kavit. blessings.
Taking possession of the earth (like) a garden plot 2. Vathéd metre.
Irrigating it with the fullness of the Veda, as First the very auspicious root is to be celebratea.t with water Irrigated with the water of the truth of tradition, Placing in it good seedi Religion, (like) a fair tree with one trunk sprung up Upsprung the shoot of knowledge • Or" apporting the earth, " ITT be meant for Wrot
I rond 1974. Another reading in T4, which seems which is quite possible + This line is extra-metral, and is probably meant as a note.
to have arisen from an omission of the vowel by the copyist. A conjectural rendering, which does not satisfy me. This strange line I read as it for a n y u.
