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A VALABHI GRANT.

JANUARY 5, 1872.]

which delighted the whole world,—the bur den of whose great desires was borne success fully by his shoulders, which were brighter than those of others, in consequence of his conspicu ousness amongst the allies, who had obtained distinction by winning a hundred battles, whom it was always very easy to please by writing sage epigrams, though his own mind was purified by the study of all sciences, in all their branches, —who, though transcending all people in the un fathomable depth [of his heart], was of a very benevolent disposition, as shown by his good deeds, —who obtained great fame by clearing the ob structed path trodden on by kings of the Krita” age, whose enjoyment of the sweets of afflu ence was refined by his adherence to justice, and thus procured for him his other name of Dhar máditya.f His younger brother was Shri Kha ragraha, the great Maheshvara, who meditated on his (brother's) feet, who bore the sovereign power though it was an object of desire to the lowing elder one, who was like the elder one

of Upendra, as a bullock (bearer of the yoke) bears on his shoulders something that is great, simply on account of thepleasure he took in execut ing his (brother's) commands, and while doing so he did not allow his virtue to be diminished, either by love of pleasure or vexation, whose mind,though his foot-stool was enveloped in the lustre

of the crown jewels of the hundred kings subju gated by his prowess—was not affected by ar rogance, or a fondness to treat others with indig nity, to counteract whom (whose power), setting aside submission, there was no way even for enemies reputed for manliness and pride,-who by a number of pure virtues which perfumed the whole world, resisted with main force the pro gress of the sport of Kāli, Hwhose heart was noble and untouched by all the faults which

His son who meditated on his feet was Shri

Dharasena, the great Máheshvara, who gave

exceedingly great delight to the hearts of learned men by the acquisition of all the sciences, —who in his stock of virtue and liberality in giving away, found a device, by which was effect ed the defeat of the desires of his enemies, who, though his thoughts were deep (in his breast), in consequence of his having been thoroughly ac quainted with various sciences, arts, and with the ways of the world, was of a very benevolent disposition,--whose unaffected humility and chastened manners, were his ornaments, who destroyed the pride of all enemies by his powerful and massive arm, which carried the flag of victory in a hundred battles,

and whose commands were

obeyed by the whole circle of kings, whose skill in the management of weapons he had defeated by the might of his bow. His younger brother who meditated on his feet was the great Máhe shwara Dhruvasena, who surpassed all previous kings by his good deeds,--who accomplished things that were very difficult to accomplish, —who was valour itself in a human form, who was respected as if he were Manu himself by his subjects, with hearts full of love for his great vir tues, who was the very lord of lotuses" with out the spots, full-sized,” shining, and the cause of joy to others, who was the ever shining sun, the dispeller of darkness by filling all quarters

with the bright lustre [of his great prowess] —who, inspiring confidencef in his subjects, as

and who obtained the

to the acquisition of wealth, the furtherance of a great many purposes, and the increase of prosperity [Gram. prescribing the addition to bases of a termination with a certain sense, hav ing letters indicatory of a great many changes,and with the augment added on to it]; proficient in determining matters about peace,f war, and alli ance [Gram, well-versed in Sandhi or phonetic

first place amongst men of valour by the royal Lakshmi,Š of a host of inimical kings voluntari ly embracing him, on account of his well-known valour and skill in the management of weapons.

issuing || commands proper for the occasion [Gram. prescribing a substitute for the original]: and doing $ honour to the good by raising

little men are prone to,


 * The kings of the Krita or the first age of Hindu

Mythology were very virtuous; and their ways and manners

were forgotten. Shil a dity a trod in their foot-steps.

i Literally— the Sun of justice or virtue.' Up en dra is a name of Vishnu ; and the

allusion here is probably to Krishna, in whose favour Balarāma, his elder brother, or guru, the word in the original,—resigned the kingdom.


 * The principle of evil.

Kāli is supposed to have full

swing in the present age, which is called Kali-yuga. $ The triumph of a lover consists in his mistress giving him a yºuntary embrace. The royal power and state
 * Sharagrahas' enemies are personified as Lkshmi, who is
 * Attracted by their valour,

rules—dissolution of compounds and compounds],

‘a digit of the moon', and “an art. The moon had all her digits i. e. was full, and the king was versed in all the arts. † There is a play here on the words p r a kriti,
 * I i. e. The moon.
 * There is a play here on the word, K al ā which means

p rat

y a ya, a nub and h a fig a ma and v i da d h a na, which are technical terms used by Pånini.

The

grammatical

meaning is enclosed within brackets in the text. are used in a double sense.
 * Here the words Sam as a, Wig r a ha and Sem dh

§ Here the words with a double meaning are Samskāra
 * S than a and ā d e s a are the words here.

Sadhu, Guna, Vridd hi, and Vidh ána.