28 Origin of the Ddiid Putras. [Jan. 



Da'u'd went near his head and while he was yet breathing learnt where 

 his family was. On his death he cut off one of his fingers and took it to 

 his house. He saw that a female with two young sons sat alone, and 

 on his approach she began to frighten him. He said to her, do not 

 make foolish attempts, I have just killed your husband, and threw the 

 finger as a mark before her. She delivered herself to Da'u'd and implored 

 his mercy not to kill her sons. He consoled them and asked what was 

 the name of her late husband, and what names had her sons. She replied 

 that the name of her husband was " Kehru'," and those of his two sons 

 " Kahir" (rope), and " Kanda"' (thorn), and his forefathers were sweep- 

 ers. As the lady was young and had an enchanting complexion, Da'u'd 

 brought her along with her sons to his house. All the property which 

 Kehru' had hoarded by robbery fell into the hands of Da'u'd, who being 

 a bachelor married her without delay. He changed the names of her 

 sons from " Kahir" to " Kehur" and from " Kanda to " Urb." 



Sometime having elapsed she brought forth the third son by Da'u'd, 

 who was named " Biraj." These three boys on reaching their manhood 

 became fathers of a large family. The descendants of " Biraj" are called 

 Birjani to this day; and those from " Kehur" Kehrani. The sons 

 of " Urb" are noted as Irbani. As the Bivjanis are descended from 

 Da'u'd himself, they marry the daughters of the sons of the other two, 

 but never give them their own, because they look upon Kehrani and 

 Irbani as the lowest of the tribe. 



In a short time they grew much in power and number and built a 

 separate fort to live in, in the suburbs of Shikdrpur. Many of these 



18. " Nipdne mahisham rdtrao gajamvd tlram dyatam, 

 anyamvdpi mrigam kanchij jighdnsur ajitendriyas. 



19. athdharn puryamdnasya jalakumbhasya niswanam, 

 achakshurvishaye sraosham vdranasyeva vrinhitam. 



20. Tatas supunkham nisitam saram sandhdya kdrmuke 

 asmin sabde saram kshipram asrijam daivamohitas ; 



21. Sharechdsrinavam tasmin mukte nipdtite tadd 

 Hd natosmiti karundm mdnusherieritdm giramf I" 



which is thus literally rendered in Latin by the translator : 



18. " Dum biberet, urum, noctu, elephantumve ad ripam advenientem 

 aliamve etiam feram quamlibet interficiendi cupidus, animi impotens. 



19. Turn ego amphorae quae implebatur sonitum, 



videndi sensu destitutus, audivi elephanti velut fremitum. 



20. Turn bene-pennatum, acutam, sagittam aptans in arcu, 

 adbunc sonitum sagittam statim emisi, fato delusus ; 



21. Sagittaque, audivi, hac emissa, postquam cecidit, 



• Ah ! occisus sum' ecce miserabilem hominis tremulam vocem. 

 f The versification of this beautiful episode is the same as has been made familiar 

 to us by copious Pali extracts from the Mahdvansa. The English reader will best fall 

 into it by repeating it to the vulgar tune of " A captain bold in Halifax." — Ed. 



