1869.] Further Notes on the Prithirdj-rdyasa. 9 



Translation of the latter part of Canto II. 



" Thus has been told the full genealogy of the Chandels and Gahar- 

 wars till the incarnation of Valla and Salla in the Kali Yug of crea- 

 tion." Then the stout-hearted king listens while Vyasa declares 

 their pedigree. " The two heroes Salla and Valla are manifested 

 in the Banaphar line. Chinta-mani in the hope of a son became 

 absorbed in divine contemplation, and having with his own hands 

 clean severed his head from his body, laid it at Bhava's feet.* For 

 the space of 12 years Chinta-mani had served S'iva: Kali's lord 

 was gratified at his devotion and taking the head in his hands re- 

 united it to the body. Chinta-mani sprung to life again ; S'ambhu 

 called him to his feet : "I am well pleased with thee for ever, ask 

 of me three boons." Said Chinta-mani, " The first boon, an army ; 

 the second, gallant leaders ; and third, may the sovereignty remain 

 for ever in the house of the Chandels." " In thy family, Chinta-mani, 

 brave heroes are born, such as never have been, nor yet shall be. 

 The boon that thou hast desired, I have granted ;" and with a smile, 

 the lord of the five element sf vanished. 



In the palace of Chandra-brahmaJ flourished Chinta-mani, a second 

 Agastya, and by the grace of Siva began the series of the incarnations 

 of Valla. After Chandra-brahma arose other glorious kings, and 

 gallant heroes of the Banaphar line ever commanded their armies. § 

 Chinta-mani and Sasipal served King Chandra-brahma: when Jagat- 

 brahina reigned, Makarand was his trusty counsellor. In the time 



* The original stands thus : Apno sir chhin app kar kal bhu. aga ai. Here 

 app may be for apne, in which case Tear will mean hands ; or it may stand for 

 arp, when app kar will be equivalent to arpan Tcarlce. The four words at the 

 end of the line are at first sight very perplexing ; but leal is little more than 

 an expletive signifying ivell or clean, and bhu should be written bhava, the vowel 

 having been substituted for the cognate consonant. 



f Bhutpati, lord of the 5 elements. It might also also be rendered ' lord of 

 departed spirits ;' but the former sense appears to me preferable ; compare the 

 opening lines of the Sakuntala. 



% In the original, Chandra-brahma is here called Sasi-brahma, and further 

 on, Vidhu-brahma ; Chandra, Sasi and Vidhu being synonymous terms. 

 The text runs thus : Chinta-mani Sasi-brahma ghar bhaye pragati parwan : 

 but this does not give a very satisfactory meaning, and therefore for pragati 

 I have substituted agati (Prakrit for Agastya as shewn by the name of a village , 

 Agati-sarde on the borders of this district). The difference between sjjrfe 

 and "^Jffe i s almost imperceptible. Parwan stands of course for pramdn. 



§ ' Commanders of armies' balddhiksh, for balddhyaksh, rather an unusual 

 word. 



