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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.

Chāluks was Bhoba

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6.

1872.

Bhim; in the Dekhan

the army of the Moriyās, made a fire sacrifice.

country Jawalojal; the Bargujar Rai was Aliya, who day by day, destroyed the Khan's country

[In his own city making oblations to the gods, he enjoyed himself in Ajmer, did Someswar. [This is that hero Somes] who conquered the Khorasani [warrior. This is that hero Somes] who laid waste the Gurjara land. This is that

Marut Khan Ali.

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Hada Hamir, Khotal Khangar, two brothers, when a famine occurred in their own country they came to Dilli. Parmār Kanak who brought a

courtezan from Jaychand's house to the country of Prithirāja;" he received six désas in pasāya (present). In the year 1105, in five places the Rājas were bornt . . . . . . . . . . Anal came and embraced his mother.

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told her all that had happened. The people, taking the mahājans with them, re-inhabited the country. When Anâ Narind founded Ajmer and made Sambhar as it were a heap of gold, he

began to seize and punish his enemies. [From village to village people bound garlands of flowers] he dug out the treasures buried among the ruins of wasted towns.

The voice of birds

and animals began to be heard, the country was

restored, poverty was destroyed; [bathing in water, and giving gifts to Brahmans, he ruled sixty-four years, did Anâ the King.] Taking

hero

Someș

who

took

the

Parihar Nahar

[of exceeding strength. Kavi Chand compares him to Rahu seizing the moon. The valiant hero, merciful, powerful, wealthy.]. When Anang Rāja was ruling in Dilli the KamdhajS prepared a four-armed army, Vijay pāl followed it, he came to Antarved. Anang heard this, he prepared his army and crossed the Kalindi. The Sambhar Raja heard that the Kamdhaj and the Tuar were about to engage. He considered that it was not the duty of a Kshatri to sit at home, and that he should -

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either increase the fame of the house of Anā or

seek Kailāsa, or Indra's abode (swarga)" he sounded the kettle-drum (misſin)” and advanced to succour Dilli, as a snake puts the jewel first.

The banners (dhvaj-nejá), châmara, and all the

He found no end to it. [The wealth of Anâ was

other paraphernalia of war, taking with him, he reached Dilli. He met Anang Rāi and en tered into friendship with him; they ate together pan, full of strong flavour.f Anang told the state of affairs concerning the Kamdhaj.: Someşvara biting his lip, [full of anger, seizing

a mere drop compared with it; then he adorned

his sword, and twisting his moustache in his hand]

his house with gold, and gave the gold to three Brahmans who had charge of his granaries and wealth..] He, the Chahuvân, of good conduct,

declared that he would destroy the presumptuous

listened to the Vedas and Purānas.

the nišān began to sound : the noise of the drums was like drops of rain. Somes and Anang Rāja set off together, in much joy, love, and friendship. The white umbrella borne above

the country by his sword, he delivered it to his son, Jesingh Deva, who mounted the throne.

Jesingh Deva discovered much property which had been buried by Bisal, and in the Bisal tank.

Abandon

ing pride, he did not mistake the custom of his

family. For eight years he reigned. Anand Deva, his son, received the umbrella: while he ruled, he saw one day the Deva in the Varaha

avatāra. He built a temple in Pushkar, called the Dharni Vihāra. [He reigned for a hundred years..] His son Som received the umbrella; he, Someşa the hero, conquered with his sword the Rājas of Gurjara and Malwa. In Maru, where the Bhattis ruled, the Chahuvân took the

desert country.

He married in the house of

the Dilli lord ; and from this marriage arose Pithal.; Anand Raj's son Someșa defeating from my MS.—J. B.
 * The whole of this passage about the Samants differs

f This date should probably be 1205 or A.D. 1149.—Ep. Ten lines omitted.

f This is a familiar name for Prithiraj, he is also called

Rai Pithaura (rſ; ſºrt) $ Sprung from a headless corpse-a name of the Rah tores ; or from Kåmdhvaj whose standard was Ram.

Kamdhaj [and arranged the plan of the battle with the Rāja.] At the last watch of the night

them, shone amidst the standards like the sun

amidst clouds; the warriors armed and eager for the fight. The news was brought of Vijay Pål's army having arrived, drawn up in the form

of a serpent (sarparyuha). Of the best of his servants he formed the fangs, himself formed the tail. Anang Pål consulted with Someş. They resolved to form their army in the Garud form,

to swallow up the serpent: Someşwar Rai formed the beak and neck, in whose aid was Sambhar
 * Four lines omitted,

is nothing new in it.—J. B.
 * A long description of the army is here omitted. There
 * The small drum with the banner.

+ So I translate ‘ghana såra púra" which is the reading in my copy. Dalpatrām had read “with camphor."—J. B. f The preceding three sentences are a very condensed outline,—J. B.