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everybody knows ; then marching against Hamsl and Himsara 

 he conquered the country as far as Saraso. [See !] monarchs 

 are paying him tribute,* and everybody is singing his praise. 

 Sayeth Goro : in the feud of Vlrama, Luna Karana assembled 

 a numerous army of his kinsmen, and strove to his best 

 [But] the decrees of Fate cannot be cancelled. 



The death of Luna Karana, which we have found vaguely 

 alluded to in the kavitta above, is commemorated in another 

 song, ateo in the chappaya kavitta metre. Luna Karana died a 

 glorious death on the battlefield of DhosI , where he was met by 

 the joint forces of the Ravala of Jesalmer and the Navab of 

 Sind. Though abandoned by a great number of his vassals, 

 who treacherously stood aside or cowardly fled, the son of 

 Vlko resolved to die on the field as is the duty of every good 

 Rajput. The song pays a particular tribute to the loyalty of 

 Rajadhara, a brother of Liana Karana, who preferred to die 

 with the latter, rather than abandon him and save himself. 



The song is by the same poet Goro and is composed in 

 Pingala. I have derived the text from the same MS. 15 (p. 

 12a-b) of Descr. Cat. of Bar. and Hist. MSS., Sect, ii, pt. i. 



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