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(The eighteenth stanza is in Prucrlt^ and not ex- 

 plained.) 



ip. 'This Raja Racsiia'malla, prince of the 

 earth, born of so renowned a race of sovereigns, was 

 happily possessed of valor, of victory, and of wcahh. 



20. * For the king Racsha'malla, who was lord 

 of riches and a devout worshipper of Siva, had for his 

 consort Somalde'vi' and begot a son named Ne'run- 

 GALA Ra'ja', husband to the goddess of renown, the 

 bestower of wealth on the distressed, on the learned, 

 and on the unfortunate, to the utmost extent of their 

 wishes. 



1\. 'To Ne'rungala Ra'ja' and to his wife 

 Pacshala'-de'vi (the source of all virtues), were hap- 

 pily born two sons named Ima'di Racsha'malla and 

 Somabhu'pa'la, whose renown, like the sky, over- 

 spread the whole earth. 



22. ' What is the description of the eldest of these 

 princes ? Lnddi (or the second) Racsha'malla Ra'ja', 

 the successor of the former, seated on the excellent 

 throne, attended by many mighty elephants, in colour 

 like the Chamari*^ ruled the whole kingdom under 

 one umbrella, possessing the wonderful power, like 

 Chinna govinda, of feeding tigers and sheep in the 

 same fold, 



23, *The king Racsha'malla acquired great 

 power : his mighty splendor and good fortune were such 

 as drew the applause of the whole admiring world. The 

 globe was filled with the light of his reputation. The 

 beauty of his person is worthy of the praise even of Cu- 



* Bqs Grunniens. 

 2 F 3 



