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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[SEPTEMBER, 1890.
TRANSLATION. (1) Victorious is that body of the lord ('Siva), which is formod of a female and a male half, and which is suitable for him, who is extremely fond of various combinations (as is sheren) by his assuming a bow, which is made of one horn of a goat and one of a cow, and (by his assuming) an attendant, whoso body is composed of one half of a man and one of an elephant.
(2) Old age and the voice of ascetics, (both of which were whispering into his ear, irduced that prince (Yudhishthira I.) to give up the attempt of recovering his kingdom. - (3) This chief of sages, who was exalted by humility, forgot the objects of the five sensos (vishaya), together with his realm (vishaya). - (4) But some have said that, while roaming abont with the desire for his kingdom, he was in the course of time caught and locked up in a fortress by his ministers.
(5) Then these (ministers) brought hither from another country a relative of king Vikramaditya, called Pratápaditya (I.), and anointed him in the kingdom. - (6) Confonnding (this Vikramaditya) with Vikramaditya, the enemy of the Saka (Sak-ari), others have written erroneous (and) conflicting (reports) concerning this (event), (which I have silently) rejeoted. - (7) From that time (i.e. from the banishment of Yudhishthira I.) forward, this country, - weakened through internal dissension, - had been for some time tributary to Harsha and other kings. - (8) Just as a husband cherishes) his newly married wife, this shrewd prince (Pratápaditya I.) cherished the earth, as if she had previously belonged to his family, though she had not.
(9) When he had gone to heaven after enjoying the earth for thirty-two years, his son Jalaukas (II.) became the ornament of the earth. -(10) He (reigned) for the same period us his father, who had been the reason of his increase ; just as, at the equinox, the full-moon shines equally long as the sun.
(11) Then his son Tunjina (I.) delighted the people by ruling the earth together with (his) queen Vakpushta, who was endowed with divine power. (12) This couple adorned this earth, just as the Ganga and the digit of the moon (adorn) the matted hair of Siva. - (13) These two righteously ruled the country, which was adorned with various castes, just as the lightning and the cloud hold the rainbow, which is adorned with various colours. - (14) And (these) two victorious (ruiers) built' a temple of Siva (called) Tungesvara, (which resembled) a coquettish ornament of the earth; and a town named Katika. — (15) Through their power, a number of trees, which had just been planted, bore fruit at an extremely hot place in the Madavarajya. -(16) In their time lived the great poet Chandaka, who wrote a drama (nútya) which was generally admired, and who was a partial incarnation of the sage Dvaipayana (i.e. Vyåsa). - (17) Once upon a time, an unbearable calamity happened to betal! the people, in order to test, as it were, the greatness of the power of these two. - (18) In the month of Bhadrapada, a great mass of snow suddenly fell in the country, whose fields were covered with the autumnal paddy, which was nearly ripe. (19) In this (anow), which resemblet (in whitencss) the wild laughter of Death, who is about to destroy the universe, the paddy was buried together with the people's hope of life. -(20) There ensued a terrible famine
Verse 1. Ar op.fuper PT. 74° P. The mangala is addressed to live in his form of Ardhanarisvara, in which he is half milo and half femalo, and illudes to his bow Ajagava and to his chief atteudant Ganesa.
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Io P. ETO P. According to General Cunningham (A. G., p.es), the valley of Kasmir is divided into a northern half, the district of Kamrij, and a southern half, the district of Moraj. Tbe Trigonometrical Survey Map marks 'Kamraj' in the N.-W. and Miraj' in the S.-E. of the valley. Dr. Bübler (K, R., p. 10) has identified Kamrj with Kramarajya, a district which is frequently mentioned in the Rdjatarashgini. It is extremely probable that Madararajya, which is of equally frequent occurrence, muet be identified with the district of Mirdj or Meraj. *° : P. TEP.
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