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was the family bard and constant companion of Prithviraja, and was 

 accordingly an actor in most of the exploits he describes. Although 

 abounding in fulsome panegyric of the true oriental cast, his work has 

 the rare merit of being a contemporary history of a time of which no 

 other history exists, and was therefore of the greatest interest to the 

 antiquarian. Philologically it was also of great value, being the oldest 

 specimen of Hindvi known, and as the hitherto missing link between 

 the old Pali and the modern Hindvi, was calculated to throw much 

 light on the history of Aryan Indian vernaculars. 

 The MS. comprises 31 cantos as follows : — 



Contents of Chand's Pritliviraja Rdyasd. 



1. Entry of Anangapala into Delhi and retirement to the Forest 

 of Vadari. 



2. The Battle of Ghaghar. 



3. The Expedition to Karnata. 



4. The Marriage of Chandra vat i. 



5. The Assumption of Sovereignty by Jaitaraj. 



6. The Defeat of Kangara Rao. 



7. The Marriage of Hansavati. 



8. Sovereignty wrested from Pahara Rao. 



9. The Story of Varuna. 



10. The Death of Somesvara. 



11. The Overthrow of Pajjun. 



12. Chand's Pilgrimage to Dwarku. 



13. Defeat of Kaimas. 



14. Murder of Bhima Bhatta. 



15. The Early life of Sanjogata. # 



16. Description of Vinayainangala. 



17. Anecdotes of S'uka. 



18. The Defeat and Destruction of Baluka Rao. 



19. Assumption of Sovereignty of Pajjun. 



20. The Battle of Pungasamanta. 



21. The Cursed Hunt. 



22. Description of Delhi. 



23. The Story of a Jangama. 



24. The Six Seasons. 



# An English translation of this portion was published by Col. Tod in the 

 Asiatic Journal for 1839. 



