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and abundant ftreams, flowing from the heads of luft- 

 ful elephants of various breeds) flood, fcarce vifible, 

 amongft the vaft concourfe of nobles flocking to his 

 ftandard from every quarter, Sree Dev Pal, in expec- 

 tation of his fubmiflion. 



VII. 



Whofe throne that Prince (who was the image of 

 Eendra, and the duft of whofe feet was impreffed with 

 the diadems of fundry potentates) himfelf afcended 

 with a flafh of glory, although he had formerly been 

 wont to offer him large fums of Peetas, (1,) bright as 

 the lunar rays. 



VIII. 



To him was born, of the Princefs Sarkara, the 

 Brahman Some/war, who was like Som, (2,) the ofT- 

 fpring of Atree, and a favourite of the Moft High. 



IX. 



He adopted the manners of Dhananjay^ (3,) and 

 did not exult over the ignorant and ill-favoured. He 

 fpent his riches amongft the needy. He neither vainly 

 accepted adulation, nor uttered honey words. His 

 attendants were attached by his bounty ; and becaufe 

 of his vaft talents, which the whole univerfe could 

 not equal, he was the wonder of all good men. 



Anxious 



(1) A square coin. 



(2) The Moon. 



(3 ) One of the Sons of Pandoo, commonly called Arjoon, 



