Al'Jf ON ANCIENT MGKUMENTS 



19. ' Sprung froi] a very pure race, respectful 

 towards gods, priests, spiritinl parents and the 



20. king, a generous founder of teir.pleS; who has dug 

 many ponds ; by the tenderness of his disposition 

 an image of Sugata :^, a treasure of virtues, with 

 subdued organs, wise, and averse from unpleasing 



'il. discourse : such was the Cdyasfha Nagadalla. By 

 him was composed with great devoutness, this 

 praise of the minister; in apt measure and pleasing 

 verse, elegant * and apposite. 



22. * The last three verses were written by his 

 younger brother Vidya'datta; for he himself 

 was fearful of proclaiming his own virtues. 



23. Rich and fertile is the village, obtained 

 through the king's favour as an endowment for 

 subsistence; and still more productive is this other 

 village for virtuous men *^.' 



% From this comparison to Sugata or Budd'ha, as well as a pre- 

 vious comparison to a Boahsativa, it may be inferred, that the au- 

 thor, if not himself a follower of the sect of Budd'h-a, was at least 

 more amicably disposed towards that sect, than modern orthodox 

 Hindus appear to be. 



It is hardly necessary to inform the reader, that the last Btidd'hm 

 was conspicuous for his tender, compassionate disposition. The my- 

 thology of the sect of Bndi ha peoples heaven with Bodhisatv:as : 

 and, from this class of beings, the Budd'has are selected. Gautama 

 Budd'ha was a Bod'hisat'wa under the name of Swetac^tu, before 

 he was incarnate as Sidd'hart'ha son of Sudd'hodana. 



• The text exhibits Surna cntasob}Ui ; which must be amended by 

 reading either Sucarna or Su-uama. The last is preferable as giving 

 the most correct metre: either way the meaning is rendered ' ele- 

 gant, as gold,' or by ' well selected words ;' for Suvurna or Szvcm^ 

 or Swarna signifies gold ; and may be resolved into words, Su well, 

 and vania or arna a letter or s) liable. 



f The last line is very obscure. If It have been rightly decy- 

 phered and explained, it may allude to some other grant held by lUe 

 R'ljas BVflisier, for his own subsistence. 



