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Addendum. 



[No. S2, 



Pandiya kingdom, and intermarriages : one of them of such a kind 

 as to render the term Pandiya chola perfectly accurate, as the sou 

 of a Pandiya king, by the daughter of a CJiola king ; and ruling 

 over the Chola kingdom. Next comes a Pandiyan king killed by a 

 Chola king, and a Pandiyan overcoming the Cholan ; and then a pe- 

 riod of peace. 



The present translated M. S. though I fear it can no more be ful- 

 ly confided in, than those to which I have alluded, has some simi- 

 lar details. We find that Parantaca-raya (destroyer of foreigners) 

 fought with the Pandiya king ; conquered him, and took tribute : and 

 married the daughter of Setu-raya (a king of Bamiseram). Among 

 many children Divi ruled the Chola kingdom, and was afraid be- 

 cause of a Pandiya invasion, in which however he conquered, and 

 cut off the Pandiyans' ears only. In the next succession, a Chola, 

 general fought against the Pandiyan, who fled away. The general 

 took the Pandiya-desa ; and spoiled Virinji-puram, But, as the 

 mother of the Pandiya king was a relative of the Chola king, the 

 latter restored Madura to the Pandiyan ; only taking from the lat- 

 ter much wealth ; and both parties were subsequently on the most 

 friendly terms. It may be very difficult to reconcile all these things ; 

 but we may perceive general outlines of coincidences. I must not 

 be chargeable with any possible self-contradiction ; at least, as wil- 

 ful : for in pursuing a narrow and devious track, through a labyrinth, 

 it is impossible to look all around, and to a great distance. 



These additional remarks have proceeded to a length which I had 

 not intended. It may be expedient to bring them to a close. The 

 only remaining point of consequence in Mr. Dowson's Pamphlet, is 

 the introduction of a Chalukya conquest in the reign of Hari vari 

 or Rqja-raja-chola. The only point of coincidence that I can per- 

 ceive is the mere occurrence of the name Amarhliujanga, as general 



Raja-raj a-chola ; and the mention in Mr. Elliot's valuable Clia- 

 lukya inscriptions of a general of Somcsvara I. who is styled the 

 humbler of Bhvjanga : Bhtijanga is so evidently a title (implying 

 prowess) that it need not necessarily be limited to one individual. 

 Mr. Dowson is positive on the identity. All that our Manuscript 

 states concerning Bhijanga is his conquering to the extreme west ; 

 fixing there a pillar of victory ; depositing his spoils in a temple ; 

 and acquiring great fame in the world. Therewith we take 4eave of 

 Phiijanga, iu so far as our Manuscrip t is concerned. A small chasm 



