560 Translation of Inscription in the Society's museum. [June, 



Translation. 



1. The moon, perfect in his digits, (full) born with Siti from the 

 midst of Kshir a Samudra (the sea of milk) when churned by the Mandara 

 mountain whirling- with the chief of the serpents used as a rope by Bram- 

 ha', Upendra, (Vishnu,) Maheswara, Indra and Bali;— enlightens the 

 three regions with his swollen beams and nectars ! 



2. In his line was born raja Janamejaya, who was of moon-like" fame, 

 master of the world, incomparable, destroyer of his enemies, and the owner 

 of Telingu ; and who drew to himself the fortune (Lakshmi) of the raja of 

 Udhra who was killed by his kunta (a weapon) while their antagonist's 

 elephants were overcome with fatigue fighting with their tusks. 



3. He (Janamejaya) was a celebrated emperor, master of the king, 

 dom of seven limbs*, of wonderful understanding in power and morals, cha- 

 ritable, most virtuous, a hero, and like raja Yaya'ti an ornament of the 

 earth; and who deprived the lovely wives of his inimical rajas of thei r 

 pride of lovely tressest ; and whose lawful deeds and conduct remained un- 

 changeable from his childhood* 



4. After him his son Dirgharava became raja, who was a great kafpa 

 tree, the very crown-jewel of princes, modest, of boundless spirit, stea. 

 diness, riches, gravity, depth of knowledge, wibe in producing prosperity 



* The limbs of government, or as we say « sinews of war'— horses, elephants, 

 fighting men, pandits, merchants, &c. See allusion to the same in the Burmese bell 

 inscription, page 294. 



f The Hindu women are forbiddeaijy the shdstras to beautify their hair after 

 the death of their husbands. 



