186 B. Bardyopadhyaya—Hamir Rasa, [No. 3, 
Hamir Rist, or a History of Hamir, prince of Ranthambor. Translated 
Srom the Hindi.—By Brasankoua Banpyopspuysya, Jeypore. 
Author's Preface. 
In the beautiful town of Nimraénd there reigns a Chohdn prince, 
named Chandrabhan, a descendant of the celebrated Prithviraj. He is 
religion itself. His subjects, consisting of four castes, live in peace and - 
plenty. He is called the emperor of Rat. Born in a clan illustrious for 
noble and heroic actions, he has inherited most of the virtues of his glori- 
ous ancestors, and his mind is naturally inflamed by the passion of hearing 
their exploits. Once, seated on the throne in regal state, he ordered me to 
compose for him an account of the battles fought by Hamir Chohan with 
Ald-uddin, Emperor of Delhi. “Tell me at length,” said the Maharaja, 
“the battles which were fought between Hamir and Ala-uddin, and the 
eauses which led to them.” 
I am by birth a Gaur Brahman, descended from the Rishi Attreya. 
I was born at Bijawar, in the province of Rat. My name is Jodhraj, and 
that of my father Balakrishna. Iam a pandié and poet. My knowledge 
of astronomy and astrology has raised me to the highest rank in the royal 
court. Raj4 Chandrabhan is very kind to me. He has given me houses, 
horses, clothes, wealth and property, so that all my wants are relieved and 
desires satisfied. In obedience to his orders I undertake to write in poetry 
the details of the history of Hamir. 
Cuaprer I. 
[The work opens with a brief resumé of the Pauranie cosmogony ; 
and then gives the following account of the origin of the Agnikula Ksha- 
triyas, to which caste the hero of the work belonged. ] 
Parasurim slaughtered the Kshatriyas twenty-one times in order to 
revenge himself on Sahasra Arjun, the murderer of his father. He ‘filled 
a tank with their blood and offered it to his dead father, whose thirst was 
thereby satisfied. None escaped from his scimitar, but those who were very 
humble, who held each a stalk of grass by the teeth as token of submission, 
and who took to the guise of women. Boys, eunuchs, old men, and those 
who put ten fingers within their mouths, those who left their swords and 
fled away, and those who fell down at his feet, were also spared. He con- 
tinued carrying on the work of destruction until his ancestors appeared, 
blessed him and told him to put a stop to further massacre and bloodshed. 
He then ceased and went to a jungle to pass his days there in penance. 
