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taking in his hand lotus and other flowers with fruits, roots, and incense, 

 he presented them in the temple. Reclining on a couch of husa 

 grass, the king adored with clasped hands : " Grant me victory, 

 Ahinath, then again will I visit thy shrine." The oracular lord of 

 creation vouchsafed response and said : " The Chauhan army shall 

 conquer, but perish in the conquest. Many wounded men shall fall 

 in the battle, bereft of life ; you shall be protected by the grace of 

 Brahma and G-orakhnath." The king bowed his head on hearing 

 this, and great joy filled his soul : " Come life, come death, be victory 

 mine, then heaven is won." 



The Chauhan left the temple of the eternal Siva rejoicing ; the 

 army panted for the fray, the trumpets gave a dread sound. As they 

 marched from Batesur, the elephants led the van ; all the Chauhan 

 forces met at the Charmavati. The trumpets gave a fierce sound ; 

 great was the gathering of kings and nobles : Seshnag was troubled 

 by the crowd of hosres and elephants, as the army passed on to 

 Indragarh. The Chauhan princes met at the river Sindh ; at dawn 

 Mallakhan heard the news from the chief of the spies : " The Chauhans 

 have arrived at Basavgarh."* On hearing this, Mallakhan acted 

 prudently and summoned his counsellors, and priests, saying : " Speak, 

 friends, and advise me ; shall I keep my family with me, or send them 

 to Mahoba? join counsel and declare what seems to you best." His 

 kinsmen and counsellors made answer, revealing their thoughts: 

 " Despatch your family to Mahoba." Thus spoke all the counsellors 

 and bards : " Set your mind at ease by sending the women to Mahoba ; 

 then give your whole soul to the battle."f Mallakhan pondered the 

 advice of his kinsmen and counsellors, and went into the seraglio to 

 k with the Queen. 



So ends the fourth canto, entitled Mallakhan'' s Council. 



Postscript. 

 While correcting the proof sheets of the above, I received a copy of 

 the Journal containing Mr. Beames's complete translation. I have 



* Basavgarh— i. e. Indragarh : Vasava being a name of Indra. 

 f The following Persian words occur in the above passage : viz., sarddr, 

 qaQid, rah, Itumak, fauj, klidbr, ustt, pil, and mahall. 



