



from the Ancient Books of the Hindus. 465 



Here I mull obferve, that the couplets of the Veda, which our learned 

 friend has quoted at the beginning of his Enay, are in a fimilar flrain to thofe 

 of Visva'mitra ; nor have I a doubt of their authenticity, becaufe the fifth 

 line is clearly in a very ancient dialed, and the original ends in the manner 

 -of the Hindu Scripture, with a repetition of the two laft words j but, either 

 we mull rejecT: a redundant fyllable in the concluding verfe, (though fuch a 

 redundance often occurs in .the Veda) or we mull give a different veriion of it. 

 The line is 



Sitafitafamayogdt far am yati nanivertate, 



which may thus be rendered : lt By whofe union of white and dark azure 

 ** waters, a mortal, who bathes in them, attains the Mofl High, from whofe 

 ** prefence he returns not to this terrejlrial manfion" 



Of the fecond parTage, from the Padma-pur 'an* the following tranflation 

 is minutely exact*. 



1. " To Satyavarman, that fovereign of the whole earth, were born 

 " three fons ; the eldeil, Sherma; then,C'HARMA ; and, thirdly, Jya'peti 

 *' by name * 



2. " They were all men of good morals, excellent in virtue and virtuous 

 ■« deeds, (killed in the ufe of weapons to ftrike with or to be thrown; brave 

 *' men, eager for victory in battle. 



3. " But Satyavarman, being continually delighted with devout me- 

 *' ditation, and feeing his fons fit for dominion, laid upon them the burden of 

 ** government, 



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