
1865. ] On the Sena Rdjds of Bengal. 145 
sqiardyaintrsc fan fers aae- 
waacifa wcvacufefaaraqurcaaitea | 
audaa 88 aafe vsnararefamacts: 
qHagita agufsanfaccaqarsarta |i é | 
In his old age he settled himself in the sacred groves of the hilly 
forests situated on the bank of the Ganges, where the smoke of the 
incense offerings reached to the skies, and young deer sucked the 
milk of the wives of the moonies (saints); where parrots have got by 
rote the Vedas; and where the slopes of the mountains are filled up by 
the saints who resort there on approach of death. 
BaALauc a aA AH AleEqI- 
fanyaacamerfaarcg aie: | 
saacaqalsitgafataaaa- 
qutaqeateat Sasa Tas: | ye | 
From this king, in his manhood, when he had not devoted himself to 
the contemplation of God, was born Hemanta Sena, who was famous 
for killing his enemies proud of- their strength, and who did acquire 
from his birth all the pure and virtuous qualities possessed by his 
ancestors. 
qeaegystafwacacs: aaara Awefaat 
Ute Bacar: ueyfayaa inca at fang: 
aw wy aa waafaates tayen fa SIRT 
IsE ATCaaMAAITIAYS ZATF ATTA | WV 
He did bear on his head the dust of Shiva’s feet, had truth on his 
throat (7. e. spoke truth), had the Vedas in his ear, (¢. e. heard the 
Vedas,) had the hairs of his enemies under his feet, (7. e. received ho- 
mage from his enemies), and had the scars of bow-strings on his arms. 
Such were his ornaments, while the pearl flowers, ear-rings and golden 
bracelets formed the ornaments of his dancing girls. 
[This sloke is so full of participles that it is difficult to translate it 
clearly. ] 
aeafafaaraasatafs: wafeharcai 
Acai cudisuaauifer ayfasara | 
