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 202 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. [Jcxy, 1875. 19. Panchatantra, 1. 15. The saute, A wealthy man ev'n strangers treat As if they were his kinsmen born : The poor man's kindred all with scorn His claim /to kinship basely meet. 20. Vriddlia Chanakya, 32. What energy can effect. Mount Mam's peak to scale is not too high, Nor Hades' lowest depth to reach too deep, Nor any sea too broad to overleap, For men of dauntless, fiery energy. 21. Silrngadhara's Paddhati, Dhana-prasaihsa, do to get wealth.' For gold what will not mortals da What efforts, struggles, labours spare ? The hostile warrior's sword they brave. And plunge beneath the ocean wave. 22. Panchatantra, 10. 5 (Bomb, ed.) ; Vriddha Chartakya, 15. 10, &c. An tonga, vita or Tlr be got. The list of books is long ; mishaps arise To bar the student's progress •, life is brief ; Whatever, then, in books is best and cluef, ssence, kernel, that attracts the wise. 2S. Panchatantra (Bomb, ed.), iii. 92 and v. 49. ].■'■■■ i j flame. Not such is even the bliss of heaven As that which fills the breasts of men To whom, long absent, now 'tis given Their country once to see ag Their childhood's home, their natal place. However poor, or mean, or base. 24. Mahabharata, xii. 5497 ff. A house without a wife is empty .- Description of a good wife. Although with children bright it teems, And full of light and gladness seems, A man's abode without a will; Is empty, lacks its real life. The housewife makes the house ; bereft Of her a gloomy waste 'tis left. That man is truly blest whose wife With ever sympathetic heart, Shares all his weal and woe ; takes part In all th' events that stir his life ; Is filled with joy when he is glad, And plunged in grief when he is sad, Laments whene'er his homo he leaves, His safe return with joy perceives, With gentle words his anger stills, And all her tasks with love fulfils. 25. Hahabhurata, xii. 3440, 3450, and elsewhere. I h* caption of a good kit That man alone a crown should wear Who's skilled his land to rule and shield : For princely power is hard to wield — A load which few can fitly bear. That king his duty comprehends Who well the poor and helpless tends, Who wipes away the orphan's ti-nrs. Who gently calms the widow's fears, Who, like a father, joy imparts, And peace, to all his people's hearts ; On vicious men and women frowns, The learn'd and wise with honour crowns : Who well and wisely gifts, on those Whose merits claim reward, bestows ; His people rightly guides and .schools, On all impressing virtue's rules; Who day by day the gods adores, — With offerings meet their grace implores ; Whose vigorous arms his realm protects, And all insulting foes subjects ; Who yet all laws of war observes, And ne'er from knightly honour swerves. 20. Mahabhamta, iii. 1055. Mercy bo shown to ignorant offenders. When men from want of knowledge sin, A prince to such should mercy show. For skill the right and wrong to know For simple men is hard to win. 27. Rumayana, vi. 115. 41. <7o • sthincn to all men. To bad as well as good, to all. A generons man Cm m shows. On earth no mortal lives, ho knows, Who does not oft through weakness fall. 28. MahabhArata, riii; 651. M 7 ckceU with tl (Isaiah, xi. 6). With serpents weasels* kindly piny. And hi: rers sport with deer; The hermit's holy presence near Turns hate to love — clrivea fear away. {To be continued.') The Munjooee {Uerpestis Ickneumon) belongs to the order Masttlida; (Weasel*).— Ed.