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"You are right, old lady," replied our hero's wife, "you are quite right when you say that I have been feeding my jewellery and clothes; for has not this repast been provided, and all this distingaished company brought together, in honour of our rich clothes and jewellery ? There was a time, when neither my husband or myself was thought fit to partake of our hostess's hospitality; nay, at one time, even so much as a bucketful of water in which rice had been washed for a feast, was refused to me, although my husband, my children and myself were starving! And all that because then we were not possessed of these fine clothes, and this jewellery!"
With these words she took her co-wife by the hand, and the two turning their backs on their hostess, walked majestically out to their palanquins and returned home!
The chagrin, disappointment, and rage of the hostess knew no bounds at this, especially as all her guests, instead of taking her part, began to laugh at her, and told her she had been well served for her ill-mannered pride and her hard-heartedness to her relatives when in distress. Nay, to shew their contempt for her, they all left the feast unfinished, and went away to their homes in rapid succession.
Our hero passed the rest of his life with his two wives and their children very happily ever afterwards, and had never again any cause to complain against his nasio.
MISCELLANEA. THE DATE OF SUNDARA-PANDYA.
In his 10th year inscription Sundara-Pandya JATAVARJAN.
tells us that he conquered Kanda-Güpâla and Dr. Hultzsch has published materials for Ganapati. Dr. Hultzsch gives a date of Ganapati calculating the date of Sundara-Pandya- in the Sakn year 1172, and tells us from other Jatavarman, ante, Vol. XXI. pp. 121-2 and sources that he died in Saka-Samvat 1180. He 343-4. He has given parts containing dates also gives three dates of Kanda-Gopala, which of two inscriptions of Sundara-Pandya. One are as follows: belongs to the 9th and the other to the 10th year of his reign. The details of the date of
No. L. the 9th year inscription are (ante, Vol. XXI. On the south wall of the 80-called "rock" p. 343):- Tribhuvanachakrava[r]ttiga[!] sri. (malai) in the Arulla-Perumal temple. Sundara-Pandiyadêvarkku ya[n]du gåvadu
Svasti sri Sakara-yându 1187 perra TiribuvanaIshava-nasya]rru parvva-pakshattu palichamiy[u]m Se[v]vây-kkilamaiyum perra Punar
chchakarava[r]ttiga! sri-vijaya-Kanda-Gopala
dévarkku yêņdu 15vadu pašattu nal. -" In the 9th year (of the reign) of
Miduņa-nayarru the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious
apara-pakshattu trayodasiyum Sani-kkilamaiyum Sundara-Pandyadêva, - on the day of the
perra Rôšani-na! nakshatra) Punarvasu, which corresponded to
"Hail! Prosperity! In the 15th year of the Tuesday, the fifth tithi of the first fortnight of reign) of the emperor of the three worlds, the the month of Rishabha." And the details of the glorious and victorious Kanda-Gopaladeva, date of the 10th year inscription are (ante, which corresponded to the Saka year 1187, - Vol. XXI. p. 121):- Ko-Chohadaipanmar-ana on the day of the nakshatra) Rôhini, which Tribhuvanachchakravarttiga! emmandalamun=
corresponded to Saturday, the thirteenth kond aruļiya érf-Bundara-Pandiyadóvar[ku)
tithi of the second fortnight of the month of yandu 10vadu pattåvadu Rishabha-nêyarru apara
Mithuna." [pa]kshattu Budan-kilamaiyum prathamaiyum
No. IL perra A[nillattu nál. "In the 10th -tenth - year (of the reigri) of king Jatavarman, alias
On the north wall of the second präkdra of the the emperor of the three worlds, the glorious
Ekamrandtha temple. Sundara-Pandyadeva, who was pleased to Svasti eri Sakara-yapdu 1187 perra Tiribuvaffaconquer every country, - on the day of (the chchakkarava[r]ttiga! sri-visaiya-Kaņda-Gopanakshatra) Anuradha, which corresponded to ladóvar[k*]ku yandu 1[6]vadu Simha-ngyarru Wednesday, the first tithi of the second fortnight apara-pakshattu tritiyaiyum Sagi-kkilanaiyum of the month of Rishabha."
perra Uttirådatta na!.
