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38. His younger brother was Prahladan A, whose "sword was sharp in the defence 

 of the sovereign of Gurjara, when his power was curbed in the field of fight by Samanta 

 SiNHA,* and who displayed the excellencies of the mighty conqueror of the son of Danu. 



39. I doubt whether the goddess, who holds her seat in the lotus, or the all-bestowmg 

 parent of the kine, have assumed a mortal form, and appeared on earth as Peahladana, 



40. The son of DH^iRAVERSiiA was Soma Sinha, who inherited valour from his 

 father, wisdom from his uncle, and liberality from both. 



41. Having exonerated the Brahmans from taxes, and conquered all his foes, there 

 was only this that he could not obtain : though his fame, with the radiance of the moon 

 illuminated the surface of the earth, it could not remove the toil of enmity from the counte- 

 nances of his foes. 



42. Like Krishna, the son o( Fasudeva, his son was Krishna Rajadeva of surpass- 

 ing splendour, and dear to fame and mercy.f ' v 



43. In race, in manners, in learning, in valour, and in virtue, where is the mortal 

 who has appeared in my eyes like Vastup/la. 



44. Lalita Devi, his beloved bride, had by this lord of ministers, a son of unequal- 

 led merit, by name Jayanta Sink, like Jayanta^ the son oilndra, by the daughter oiPulomd. 



45. Who, even in childhood, which is unfavorable to decorum, and barren in intelli- 

 gence, possessed prosperity, and modesty, and merit : he surpassed, in personal appearance, 

 the charms of the mind-born deity, and whose heart does not Jaitra Sinha engage. 



46. May Jaitra Sink, the son of Vastupala, live to the end of the Kaljpa, whose 

 form surpasses imagination, whose bounty exceeds desire. 



47. May the devout Tejapala live for ever, by whom all men are delighted, and 

 gratified as if by Chintamam. _,,. ' 



48. The previous creation of the learned councillors clothed with wisdom, Chanakya^ 

 Vrihaspati, Indra, and Sukra, was only the work o'i Brahma^ in ojder to prepare for the 

 creation of this minister, but whence did he obtain his superiority over the former ? - 



49. The young brother of Vastupala, Tejapala is the abode of the prosperity of 

 mortals, and the protection of the tribute of the provinces : a receptacle of virtues, he 



* Quere— is this a name or an epithet — the lion of heroes. 



f Puns, dear to Yasoda, the mother of Krishna, Yasodayd, or Yaso and Daya, fame and 

 clemency. 



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