244 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIII, 



against the weights of gold, 1 Sayeth Sivo : the son of Luna 

 Karana [lastly] passed [it, under the form of] spears, through 

 the jan&ri* [of the enemy bodies]. [In this way] rava Jeta Si 

 broke and wrought the army of Kamaro, as the goldsmith does 

 with the gold. 



2. Jingling horse-bells and elephant-bells were adapted 

 to the feet [to produce] as it were the music of anklet bells, 

 coats of arms [were put on] in the place of bodice, warlike 

 trumpets were sounded [in the place of ordinary] drums, hel- 

 mets were put on on the head in the place of flowers, the time 

 was beaten with the swords, the loins were girdled up for a 

 strife, and the body of the enemy was curved with blows. [In 

 this way] the invincible son of rava Luna Karana— [sayeth] the 

 poet Sivo : I am telling the truth—, rava Jeta Si made the arm; 

 of Kamaro 3 dance [like an actor] in an acrobatic performance 



3. Arranging [his] threefold army like the kunda, as it 

 were, whilst the blood was streaming from the many wounds 

 like the ghee, and [pouring in] the horses, Hie men, and the 

 elephants like the flour, as it were, [he] instantly formed tin 

 determination [to accomplish the sacrifice). The [cloud of] 

 dust appeared like the [column of] smoke, and the [flashing] 

 swords split up like the flames. [Then], taking the heads of 

 the enemies as the cocoanuts, whilst the vultures [for the 

 sake of the] flesh, were assembling Hike as many brahmins] in 

 the sacrificial ground, the son of Luna Karana performed the 

 sacrifice of the battle. Sayeth the poet Sivo : [in this way] 

 rava Jeta Si maketh a sacrifice [of his] enemies [in the fire], and 

 feankara putteth on the skulls— the ashes, as it were, [remain- 

 ing from the fire of the sacrifice].* 



i 



The task of revenging Jeta Sis death over Mala De, the 



unscr 



mg tfikaner f rom his usurpation, fell to Jeta Si's son and su< 

 cessor, Kalyana Mala, lie repaired to Saraso and from there 

 began to ravage the portion of the Bikaner territory which had 

 been occupied by Mala De, meanwhile looking for an opportu- 

 nity that would give him the means to accomplish his designs. 

 ■ine opportunity soon presented itself when Vlrama De Diida- 

 vata, dispossessed of his domains of Merato by the same Mala 

 ue, went to the court of Ser Sail to offer his services and obtain 

 •evenge in return. Kalyana Mala, accompanied by his brother 



i.e. rails and masas. 



2 A brass plate with holes of different sizes, through which the gold 

 n passes the eolrl t. n mot,, u s_a. . i: ■' e 



smith 



3 Kararan. 



u ivamran. 



coml n«!r alat -,° nS Hl f e the above - literally moulded on the original, be- 

 wir wor l A - WkWard and even ""intelligible, when one has to deal 

 nea ™ d lZ f 1Ch V^ 0ri S inal a ™ *»">ptibl! of being used in a double 

 "eceswvt "n h,C u h E,iro Pean languages have no equivalent*. Un- 



necessary to Say , all the beauty of the original is lost in Such translations. 



