1839] Notice of a Grant engraved on Copper. 485 



18. By largesses of gold (hiranya) and clothes (kasipa) did he 

 shew great love to the learned (vibudha i^)J and robbed of his pride 

 the god of love, by eclipsing his beauty. 



1{J. Who in the hands of Brahmins placed five or six gifts, in the form 

 of drops of water — and they with these, quenching their thirst, abashed 

 the ocean which abounds in gems.(13) 



20. That sagacious king, who extended his popularity, gratified sup- 

 pliants with presents commensurable with his weight and other gifts. 



21. Who not less than Paras Ram (14) produces envy, — making the 

 world the dominion of Brahmins by destruction of the Kshatrayas. 



22. His younger brother was the king J ay a Singh Deva, served by 

 valiant kings ; by whose liberality its glory eclipsed, — Raja Bali, an- 

 other heavenly tree, withered beneath the surface of the earth. (15) 



23. On hearing of the coronation of Jaya Singh Deva, the king 

 of Gurjara deserted his weak kingdom, so also the Turushka ; while 

 the chieftain of Kuntala neglected amorous dalliance ; other kings too 

 doffing the world aside, fled beyond the ocean. 



24. Of the moon, of whose glory by the light the atmosphere being 

 rendered brilliant, the descending flocks of birds hardly appeared white. 



25. Excellent is his son, the king Vijaya Singh, a lion amidst his 

 defeated enemies — a ray reposing on the firmament — a sun on earth, 

 adorned by wide extending glories, the abode of amiable qualities, and 

 the shrine of auspiciousness. 



26. May she be honored, the illustrious Ga'sala Devi, of whom, — the 

 sight is as a shower of nectar, — proximity a pure treasure, — and the 

 voice like the rare gem Chintamani (1 & ) 



Prose. 



The chief object of homage — the Indra of the. world — the divinity of 

 dependent kings — foremost of the devout in the contemplation of the 

 feet of Va / ma-Deva(17) — a god amongst principal and inferior kings — 

 the chief of the devotees of Siva — lord of Trikalinga — lord of the 

 three principalities of the Gaja-pati,. Asica-pati, and Nara-pati — of 

 the victorious Vijaya Singh Deva, the heir apparent prince Ajaya 



(12) A double sense pervading this is lost. (13) A preliminary rite preceding 



gift is pouring some drops of water on the palms of the donee. (14) Vishnu 

 assumed the form of Parus-Ram to quell the pride of the Xatriyas. (15) Raja 

 Bali is celebrated for his liberality. Vishnu, as the dwarf, asked him for three feet 

 of soil which were granted. But the god's expanded feet embraced the whole world. 

 Unable to keep his promise, the king was condemned to hell. ( 16) Chintamani is a 

 fabulous gem, supposed to yield its possessor whatever may be required— (Wilson). 



(17) Siva. 



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