1839.] above the Kothouliya gate of the Fort Rohtas. 701 



astounded emperor of Delhi exclaimed, no one has ever effected the 

 same — other conquering heroes also felt intense astonishment. 



15. On occasion of his vows of gift, by the libations of that Mitra 

 Sen, a gem on the diadem of the world were extinguished — the many 

 flames issuing from the fire of the poverty of the learned. That 

 produced in the house of hostile kings, often was suppressed by streams 

 of tears profusely gushing from the eyes of their wives. 



16. From his donation of support and food to famine-striken 

 Brahmins, a divine tree on earth — that Mitra Sen, a gem on the 

 diadem of the world, repeatedly giving precious metals, not counted, 

 but weighed, when he had constructed a house at Kashi, established in it 

 a pre-eminent Brahmana. 



17. So generous, eloquent, and the shrine of valor and virtue — 

 Mitra Sen, by whose name this fort is known, rebuilt the decayed 

 Rohitaswa, having erected a row of lofty temples. He located in them 

 an image of Siva under the name of Mitreswara, and made a divine 

 garden here surpassing the bower of paradise. 



18. In the year 1688 of the era of the king Vikramarka, that gem 

 on the crest like the moon of the world, constructed the palace. 

 Having constructed the building denominated Mandira, he located in it 

 Durga, the mother of the three worlds. These verses were made by 

 the son of Krishna Deva, known in the Mithi territory. 



19. Like streams of nectar to gods, may these verses impart delight 

 to virtuous men, — these verses of the poet Siva Deva, celebrated in 

 the court at Delhi, born in the Vaideha province, a votary of Sri 

 Krishn, contemplating as reality the three worlds. 



20. Like a golden mountain with its ramparts, is the summit of 

 Vindha, whose palaces reflect the beauty of the nectar-fraught 



luminary — the epitome of similies exhibited in composition according to 

 the rules most approved in the universe, — abounding in bowers, dens, 

 lakes, wells, and pools, — a land of plenty, dispelling worldly fear, where 

 lived the Brahmun Gadendra. 



21. May the virtuous be gratified — kings intent on the law — the 

 subjects happy — and may there always be abundance. 



Be there welfare and good fortune. 



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