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Narsiñha throwing the corpse from off him rose. Châluk to his house and slew him." Kanh replied, Bhagwan attacked him. Narsinha cast his arm "Why laid he his hand on his moustache ?" "O round him and plunged his dagger into his belly : Kanh, if you will attend to what I say our fault will the valiant Bhagwan also fell to the earth; "alas !' be forgotten. Bind your eyes with a bandage." alas!' sounded in the world of mortals: 'victory!' Prithiraja ordered also that any acting like him victory!' in the abode of the Suras. Gokal rushed should suffer the same punishment. He bound on like a furious elephant, or like lightning burst- Kanh's eyes with a gold-worked cloth, and ordered ing from the sky. He threw himself upon Kaimas him to remove it only when at home with his brandishing his gurj. Kaimas cut him down with women or in battle. He made Kanha present. his sword as one cuts & plantain tree. Vishnu sent The story was wafted as perfume by the wind. Garnda to receive him. Madhava Khawas burst Châluk Bhima heard that the Chauhan had slain open the door and threw himself between the com- the sons of Sarang. He was inflamed with grief batants. Dagger in hand he struck down the Pra- and anger, and wrote to the Chauhan demanding måra. The rage of Kanh was appeased. Hail hai! "bair," which the Chauban declared himself ready Bounded in the darbår. The companions and to grant at any time. Bhîma proposed to his servants of the Chåluk, hearing what had happened, officers to advance on Ajmir. Vir Pradhân [or pressed into the hall: they beheld the corpses lying "chiefs and ministers"] represented that in the in their blood. They fell upon Kanh like shooting rainy season it was fitting to remain at home, and stars or like moths rushing to a lamp. They dashed recommended that the Chauhan should be attacked open the doors. Narad began to clap his hands and at Kartik. The Raja agreed : as the time passed the dance; the sixty-four Devis (d'aktis) of the terrible Chåluk's rage abated. The Chauhan, lord of Samcountenance were filling their drinking-cups with bar, remaining at Ajmir behaved like an avatar of blood; Bhairavas and Bhuts sported, Khetrapalas Krishna. also, it seemed as if the Kalpa had come to an end. The servants of the Chalukyas and the Chauhan In S. 1138 (A.D. 1081) Prithiraja mounted the rougnt: their swords flashed like lightning, Sival throne at Dehli, from which Anangapala with his was stringing his necklace; the field of battle was queen had retired to BhadrikAshrama. Garlands of red with blood; the earth shook; human limbs flowers were bound at the doors, and in the ten were scattered over it. Bhuts sounded their drums, directions buffalo calves were sacrified to the local Virs shouted, some piercing the sun's disc attained gods. Shahâb-ud-dîn again attacked him, but was moksha, some passed to swarga : debts contracted defeated by him and captured by Chamand Ray. in a former life were paid off. For two gharis The Sultan was fined and released after a month. (48 minutes) the sword played: a hundred and On a subsequent occasion, Prithir&ja, having disfifty men were slaia by Kanh; the rest fled: the covered property buried in the Khatwan (TTT), brother of Somes'a, raging like Kala, slew the seven
& jangal at Nagor, determined, by the advice of brothers of Bhima and was victorious. Then he Kaimas, to call Samarsisha Rawal of Chitror, the was restrained by his friends. Prithirdja bearing husband of his sister Pritha, to assist him, for he of the matter was angry with Kanh. Kanh heard it : feared three enemies—the Ghori Sultan, Jayachand he remained at home and fought not the darbar. of Kanauj, and Bhime. The Ghori, however, made For three days in Ajmir the shops were shut- an attack, but was defeated by Prithiraja and river of blood flowed in the bazar.
Samarsifths, and after a month's confinement he Finding that Kanh came not to the darbår, Prithi- was released-paying & fine. The treasure was rája went to his house and said "Why have you then removed from its concealinent and shared done thus ? All will say the Chauhan called the among the Samants,
THE CANARESE COUNTRY COMPARED WITH THE COUNTRIES
ADJACENT TO IT.
TRANSLATED BY REV. F. KITTEL, MERKARA The following lines were written by Sarvagña, mum; all that are born speak indistinctly. The the son of Basava Arabi, & Brahmin. His road to the east is not to be taken (verse 1). father's home was Mistra in the Dharward dis- Roasted corn is cheap; for an obeisance you get triot; but Servagñia was born in a certain village some buttermilk; there are small Bolanam called Ambaldra. He became clever fellow, fruits to suck instead of mangos). Can one deand made verses on various subjects, always clare the east to be rich ? (v. 2.) using the Tripadi metre. He may have lived Whithersoever you look you see thorns of the two centaries ago.
miserable Ocymum ; all the people, even when DEBORIPTION OF COUNTRIES.
grown up, sponk indistinctly. The north is not (Prous serrion.)
beautiful (v. 8). The villages are far from each On ench road are thorns of the shabby Ooy other; water is met with every ten miles; there
