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ANALYSIS OF THE DULVA, 



The king of Anga (whose capital was Champa ) conquers Padma 

 ch'hen-po, the king of3Iagadha (whose capital was Rdjagriha) and makes 

 him his tributary ; — haughty expressions of the king of Anga in his letter 

 to Padma ch'hen-po ; — the officers of this monarch advise him to surren- 

 der to the king of Anga, and repeat before him a sloka, to this meaning — 

 " When one's kingdom and life are both in danger, one should have most 

 care for one's life — for on consideration it will be evident that one may 

 find another kingdom but not another life." The king of Anga keeps 

 afterwards Magacllia, for several years, in subjection, and his publicans, or 

 tax-gatherers, make great exactions there. 



An earthquake and a great light are stated to occur at the descent of 

 Shakya, when he enters the womb of his mother, (leaf 4,) and again at his 

 birth ; — names of the four kings in the four capitals of central India, and 

 of their sons, that were born at the same time with Shakya ^ — why such 

 names were given to those young princes, (leaf 5.) 



In Magadha the young prince born to " Padma ch'hen-po" is called 

 in Tib. Qzugs-chan-sni/ing-po'' (Sans. Vinibasdra) ; — why so called ; — his 

 eight nurses (Sans. Dliatri ), two for holding him in their laps, two for suck- 

 ling him, two for cleansing him, and two for playing with him. There 

 were born in 3Iagadha at the same time with this prince the sons of five 

 hundred officers. 



VimbasAra, when grown up is well practised in all arts, whence his 

 surname {leaf 5-6) in Tib. " 'Qzo-&byangs" (Sans. Shrenika or Shrenya.) — • 

 He takes notice of the tax-gatherers of the king of Anga, prohibits them 

 from collecting any further tribute in Magadha. — They have recourse 

 to the father of the young prince, who permits to continue gathering the 

 tribute or tax in the same manner as before. Afterwards the young prince, 

 finding them again collecting the taxes, menaces them, and orders them 

 to cease absolutely from all tax-gathering. They go to the king of Anga, 

 tell him how they have been treated by the young prince of Magadha, and 

 repeat before him a sloka of this meaning, " As long as a tree is young it 



