ANUGAXGAM, &C. 77 



root Viirtta ; but my learned friends are of opinion, 

 that it comes from Bhar-danam, which signifies to 

 burden with ; because the}- are burdened with tlie in- 

 ternal management of the royal houseliold : and this 

 is the case, to this day, in Gwjarut ; being next to 

 the Pradlu'tn, or prime 3,Iinistcr (called Pardon by 

 Mr. Lord), though indcpendant of him. 



The ftmious Chandra, or Clianda-Bardid was Bard 

 to Prithu-Ra'ja, King of i)/7//, whose wars 'are the 

 subject of an Epic Poem, in the spoken dialect of 

 Canoge, and of some antiquity, since it is mentioned 

 in the Ayin-Acberi. He was a favorite of Devi, 

 and was Tri-Cdla, knowing the past, present, and 

 future. The title of Burden is translated musician by 

 Abul Fazil*. His functions, both in the field, and 

 at home, were exactly those of the ancient Bards in 

 the west : except, that, in India, a real Bard sings 

 only, but does not play upon any instrument ; this 

 being the office of musicians who do not sing. 

 He took a most active part in the i^loody war 

 between PrIthu-Ra'ja, and Jaya-Ciian*dua, king 

 of Canoge, and Mahci lldjd at that time, about a 

 beautiful damsel given to the latter, by Vi'rabha- 

 dra, king of 6>j//o;? ; when .7aya-Cjjan"dra went 

 in person, at the head of a numerous army, to force 

 him to become tributary, and vassal of tlie empire ; 

 giving out, that he was only going to worship at the 

 place of Cdrticeya-Stc/imi, in tlie fort of Sancara ghar 

 in Sinhala, or Ceylon: which place is resorted to, 

 equally by. orthodox Plindus, Bauddh'ists, v^vA t\^n 

 Musutmans. He was accompanied by Carna-Da-. 

 MARY A, king of Magad'ha. PrIthu-Ra'ja waged a 

 long and blood}'' war against Sultax Gori ; but 

 was defeated, and lost his life, in the year 1192. 

 Part of the poem, in which Pri'thu-ra'ja's wars with 



* Ayia-Acberi. Vol. 2. p. 120. 



