VICRAMADITYA AND SALIYAMAXA. l6>3 



Bahram-Glir, to the throne, is placed, in the supple- 

 ment to the Agni-purana, A. D. 437 ; and the same 

 date is given, in the ^Satrujaija-viahatmya, as we 

 have seen before *. This event is placed, however, 

 in the year 441, or 442, by chronologers in the west; 

 and in the appendix to the Agui-puran'a, the ac- 

 cession of 'Aditya is placed in the year of Christ 

 185; but, in the Cumaricd-charida, it is declared 

 to have taken place in the year lyl ; the difference 

 is six years, which added to 437, or rather to 43^, 

 will place the same event in the year 442. 



The name of the emperors, called IMuhammed, 

 or ]\Iahmood, is general^ written, and pronounced, 

 by Hindus, AlA'HABfiAT, which implies a great 

 warrior : hence he is called also Maha' Ba'hu, 

 Vira-ba'hu, and jMaiia'-Vira-bahu. It is written 

 also Maha'-biiatVa'raca, jMaiia'bhatVa'rica, and 

 ]\Ioha-bhat't'a'r. In the Vanscirdii, he is styled 

 'Srima'x-maha'-raja, tlie prosperous (or on whom 

 blessing and happiness) the great commander. In 

 the list of kings, the titles are generally placed after 

 the proper name : thus Bho'ja is dignified with the 

 title of Sri-Carn'a-Ra'ja-Vicrama, in the appendix 

 to the Agni-purdn'a. In the Vansardli, as new mo- 

 delled by the Jainas, the epithet of Paras'u is pre- 

 fixed to his name, and not improperly ; because, 

 like another Paras'u, he and his successors -lestroyed 

 the kings of the earth. Paras'u signifies a sword, 

 or scimiter ; and here, perhaps, alludes to the epith.ets 

 of Seisidia/i, (the sword of God,) and of Zidftcar, 

 so famous among his followers. 



It is said, in the Vrihat-catlia, that he was from 

 Ananga-dtsa, or the country of Axanga, another 

 name for Ca'xMade'va, and supposed, by Pandits, 



* See before, p. \^J. 

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