THE KIXGS OF 3IAGADIIA. Ill 



mention is made of three kings of Magadlia, em- 

 perors of India. The first called Yajxya-varma, 

 was a most religious prince, and, taken up witli the 

 performance of religious duties, he disturbed not 

 the pouerfid ocean. His son Sardula-varma', 

 though religiously inclined, was a great warrior : and 

 1)6 conquered the world or India: and he terminated 

 his brillant career, by the voluntary deed of death, 

 near the uprising ocean; proba])ly at old Sugar ht' 

 \\m(\. Fultii ned.v Moorgatcha, in Major Rf.xx ell's 

 atlas. His son was also a pious prince, called 

 Axaxta-Vauma'. Yajnya-varma' appears to be 

 the same M'ith Yajxya'ski in the accompanying lists, 

 and the oreat sTand-father of Puloma'. His name 

 Yajnyas'ri, as mentioned by the Paiircinics, implies 

 that he was fortunate, through the constant perfor- 

 mance of the Yajxya. Yajxya-varma signifies 

 the warrior, who delighted in the performance of 

 the Yajxya : and had he been of the sacerdotal 

 class, they w^ould have called him Yajxya-'Sarma'. 

 His son conquered the refractory princes through 

 I?idia, or the world ; he was then entitled to the 

 epithet of Vijaya, or the great conqueror : and such 

 is the name of the son of Yajxyasri', in the Purdnas, 

 where Axaxta-Varma'Is called Chaxdra'sr'f, be- 

 cause, being a religious prince, he was probably ad- 

 dicted to the worship of the moon. The Chinese 

 historians mention an emperor of India, called 

 Yeugxat, which name is the same with Yajxya, 

 generally pronounced Yagxya. As he lived in the 

 year 408, the times do not coincide : but this wix^ 

 probably the title of some other pious prince. Pu- 

 LiMAx, Puloma' or Loma' is called Poulomuex, 

 HouLOMiEX, and Houlomiexto, by the Chinese. 

 According to Mr. Deguigxes, he conquered all 

 India, in the year ()21, and died in 5-i8. From him 

 India was calletl Poulomuen-Koue, or the country of 

 PrLiMA'X by x\\G Chinese: and the Andlira \n\nct% 

 were so famous, that the inhabitants of the Gangctic 



