84 Journal of Ike Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XII, 



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Tit ^^^t *& *rcfar r * ii 



(6) Translation : 



1. " Innumerable ages have lapsed away under my eyes, 

 while I was staying by your side night and day, (but) this is a 

 newsort of thing you have to-day inserted into your garland, of 



Junadeva. 



2. (The heads which you) got in all the different battles, 

 I have seen them all, I think. (But this) head of a woman, 

 o (my) beloved, where did you get (it) ? Tell (me) the truth." 



3 - " In th e midst of a battle I have picked up (these two) 

 heads —thus sayeth the Lord to Gauri,— (and) you also know 

 that I) got (them by) going (to a field of battle). How can 

 you think that I would ever omit to take (them) ? 



a' \ US6d t0 get man y hea ds even before,— sayeth the 

 ^° rc V~i but ) hear o my wife : another donor like the son of 

 bingna I never met in the world. 



5. His own (head and that) of his wife the hero offered 

 (to me), whilst the weight (of the hostile army) was falling on 

 Bhatanera Both the heads Jasiyo Sonigaro gave to me, (he) 

 the great donor. ° 



6. The head of (his) wife was shining at (his) neck, whilst 

 the weight of the (enemy) swords was penetrating into the 

 stronghold At seeing (this), the wife of Hara began to trein- 



desire I » ' d that (my) Ham (also) gets into a similar 



7. After tying the head of (his) wife to (his own) neck, the 

 grandson of Dhlra fought showing (the bravery of his) arm. At 

 seeing this Paryati was frightened : "God forbid that Kapali 

 (also) does so ! ' 



8. After adjusting to his neck his wife's head, (like) a 

 garland (as it were), that (gallant) chief, the son of Singha, 



fought. 



' ' God forbid that Sahkara takes my head ! ' ' 



wta **r w?r WW, B mm *fw ; H <a « 



which contain th« M I a J »y»P lclon ™at ot the three stanzas 0-8, 



But thev" all !* T E .u ' dent ! c , al meaning, two might be spurious, 

 ui, tney are all iound m the two oldest MSS. 



