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Besides these, nine Ard^hachacrat'artts riilec! at 

 different times; their names are, 1 Aswagriva, 2 Ta'- 



RACA, SMe'rUCA, 4Nis'u>fBHA, 5 Ca ITABHA, 6 Ba LI, 



7 Prauarana, 8 Ra'vaiv'a, y Jaua'sa'nd'ha : these 

 were renowned by the title o^ Vasiidevacula* . 



The government of these kings was overthrown by 

 a race distinguished by the honorable title of Prati- 

 *vasu(Uva-cula, viz. 1 TriprI^shta, 2 Dwiprishta, 

 3 swayambhu', 4 purushottama, 5 purushavara, 

 6 PundarIca, 7 Datta, 8 Lacshmid'hara, 9 Na'- 

 ra'yana. 



The title of the other inferior kings was Mandalad'- 

 hisa. These Narachacravart'is and Ardliachacravartis, 

 wresting the sovereignty from each other, ruled at 

 different periods, up to the beginning of the present 

 age. 



Narachacrwcarti signifies entire sovereign, ruling, 

 without intcrni];tion, the six parts or divisions of the 

 terrestrial world f. Ard'hachacravarti signifies half 

 sovereign ; or who ruled three Chandas or divisions 

 of the earth. The Mandaladlus'as were Rajas of 

 particular divisions : these governed the world, at 

 different periods, to the expiration of the last age. 



In the beginning of this age, during the life of 

 Vard'hamana Swa'mI, who was the twenty-fourth 

 Tirfhacar, or pontiff of the Jain religion, there was 

 a MandakaVhWa, called Srkntica Maha'raj. In 

 his reign, the religion and people of the Jain sect 

 were protected ; he reigned for a considerable time at 

 Rajagrihapur, and departed from this world. After 

 his death, the kings Ch a mund a'ra'ya, J anantara ya 



. * This designation belongs to those named in the subsequent 

 list. H. T. C. 



t The six Chandns of Bharata varsha. 



