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[DECEMBER, 1887.
place some gratify the mighty fire with the punished the ruler of Karnata, (and) delighted holy oblations which they have produced by the mind with his Jordly arts and friendly their transcendent power; while in solitary disposition; who was a councillor in the spots other sages, having attained to the rising secrets of statecraft as well as in amusement ; of truth, behold all that is as existing in the (and) who, terrifio with his sword, bow, and soul, betraying (their) delight by checking the mace, inspired ferr like the god of death. breath.
(V. 16.)-Then there appeared the protector (V. 10.)-While in this same grove the of the earth, Bhartfibhata, an exceedingly ascetics, almost freed from bonds, were per pleasing mighty shoot of that race, who humceiving with the eyes of contemplation, as if bled the pride of the tree of paradise ; happening in their presence, the events of the endowed with arms like iron bars, he was world, Harita, the abode of perfection, having causing joy to women by his features, to the attained to union with Siva through the well-disposed by rewards, to the regions by relinquishment of his body, bestowed the multitudes of excellent vehicles, to the tribe of splendour of royalty on the famous Bappe, on the twice-born by the support on Vedic schools, account of (Bappa's) devotion to him.
(as & bamboo-shoot delights women with its (V. 11.)-From Harita, resembling the shade, flowers (P) with its fruit, the regions Creator, Bappaka," so the tale goes, obtained with masses of excellent leaves, and the swarm regal splendour in the guise of an anklet, after of birds with its branches). he had bestowed on the sage priestly (splen- (V. 17.)-Thereupon was victorions the lord dour) under the guise of his devotion. Even of the earth Simha, whose waist could be now these princes here, who are born in his spanned with the fist, (and) whose chest was race, are shining intensely on the surface of like the panel of a door; he made the the earth, verily, like the regal duties in bodily princes tremble, as the lion does infuriated form.
elephants. (V. 12.)- As Bappaka's son, was born the (V. 18.)-Born from him, that Mahayika," prince named Guhile, a master of policy ; | the ruler of kings-bore (like the lord of serwhose rank the princes hold that are born in pents) with uplifted head the weighty burden his family, together indeed with his name. of the earth, having his two arms for his sole
(V. 13.)-From him was born that ruler of companions ; into the sparkling blaze of the men, Bhojs, the devotee of (Vishņu) the Lord fire of whose anger adversarios fell, against of Fortune, who, having for his ornament the their will, having their minds oonfounded by nectar of knowledge, had a mind beautiful like the capture of their yielding adherente, like the rays of ambrogia; (and) who, of exceedingly moths (confounded by the seisure of their lovely appearance, conquered without hindrance moving winga). the beauty of the god of love; who crushed the (v.19.) That afterwards the sword of pride of the ocean, endowed thongh (the coean) sharamaps, on expeditions enveloped in the is with both depth and elevation.
dast of the earth, should have covered the (V. 14.)-Thereupon Bila, whose hand was (hostilo) combatants with the rays of its edge, formidable with the playful sword, appropriated as in the darkish sky a cloud pours down its by his arm the fortune of the adversary; streams of water, (and) that at the same time) having the hairs of his body erect, indicative the saffron should have run down from the of his energetic disposition, he was as it were breasts of their wives, variegated by the colthe sentiment of valoar itself embodied in lyrium of their eyes, this marvel, oh, oven visible form.
now rises up in the minds of the thoughtful. (V. 15.)- As his son, was born the protector (V. 20.)- From him was born the protector of the earth, the illustrious Kalabhoja ; who of the earth, Allata, who imitated the invinoi. put an end to the pleasure of love of the ble god of death in battle; whose terrific Choda women; who was the ornament at the sword in very play defeated the army of the head of a line of high-born princes; who enemy
10 Compare the ourious and somewhat diagusting story in Tod, Rajasthan, VOL. I. p. 986.
" In the two previous translations the name of this prince has been taken to be 'Bamadyikas.'
