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11. After him ■ - — — — — — — — Lakshmana, the possessor of all auspi- 



12. The hero, named Manikya, whose distinguished capital was Sukainbhari, delight- 

 ed the world by his prudence and prowess, 



13. To him succeeded Adhjuaja, his heroic son. His son, Hiraktasata,* was the 

 ornament in the race upon earth. 



14. Mahindu, best amongst the most elevated, the reputation of his house upon earth, 

 after whom in this family the prudent Sindhuraja was renowned. 



15. Obtaining, by his valour, the high station of Mahindu, Kulaviveuddhana 

 exalted the glory of these princes. 



16. In like manner, as Raghu, the founder of his family, shone upon earth, the hero 

 of the descendants of the sun, so Prabhurasa Raja, by his valour, did justice to his name. 



17. After him was Dandana, the mighty, a King of the Chahumdna race,f and his 

 son was Kirttipala, whose fame is spread throughout the world. 



18. Samarasinpia maintaining the purport of his name, J destroyed his enemies in 

 battle, as a lion slaughters the deer. 



19. He had two sons, following their father's steps like a lion's cubs, of whom Udaya 

 SiNHA bore the burthen of the kingdom of his father. 



20. His excellent son Manava Sinha, was distinguished for his liberality, and was the 

 independant lord of all the Kshetriya tribe. 



21. After him Pratapa, the pride of his race, was the delight of the empire, a 

 Chuhiimdn, entitled to reverence by the regard he paid to his fame, and a consuming fire to 

 his foes. 



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* This is a strange name, and is most probably an error : the original is ^T'^T'^WfTT^W 



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f Chdhumdn, Ckdhuvdn, or, as it occurs in the dialects, Chauhan, is well known as the family 

 name of a Rajput tribe : it should seem, as if the line of succession was here changed, for the Chaiihan 

 Edjputs pretend to belong to the solar, not the lunar branch of the Kshetriyas. 



X The lion of war. 



