134 G. A. Grierson — A specimen of Padum&wati. [No. 2, 
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2. 1. SHta-u, so lb, la U K have hema (U reverses the order of the two hemis- 
tichs), Is hi wa, Io sdtd with hema as a v. 1. on margin. Id sdta (also Bam Jasan), Ic ? 
bawara-, .iigXgS' (Sanskrit for evidently puzzled the Nagari tran- 
scribers. Is has hhanda khanda, U kinhasa parabata meru apdrd. The P copies are 
undecided between khihhinda and khihhinda. The former is probably the correct 
reading. 2. K mdcha. 3. U wctliu bhare, IC jehi bhdle, niramale. 5. U rdhai, 
cdhai, N udai. 7. U pliiila au, Id K aukhadha. 8. Ia gagana antaricha, Io gagana 
antarikha, lb Jchdbha, U lagai , rdkhai, 1C nimikhi , karata tehi sabhai htnhu chan a eka. 
las have ohi, Ibcd U wahi. 
2. He made the seven 1 shoreless oceans, &c., and He made the 
mountains of Meru and Kukhanda. 3 Rivers made He and streams and 
waterfalls ; crocodiles and fish made He of many kinds. He made the 
oyster shell, and the pearl which filleth it, He made many flawless gems. 
Forests made He and roots 3 ; tall trees made He, palmyras and date 
palms He made the wild animals 4 which dwell in the forest ; He made 
the fowl which fly where they will. He made colours, white and black ; 
He made sleep, and hunger, and rest. He made the betel-leaf and 
flowers, and the pleasures of taste ; many medicines made He and many 
sicknesses. 
He made them in less than the twinkling of an eye ; all made He 
in a single instant. He fixed the Heavens in space without a pillar and 
without a prop. 
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1 These encircle the seven regions ( dvipas ) mentioned in I, 5. Their names, 
are Lavana, Iksu, Sura, Glirita, Dadhi, Dugdha, Jala. The author, in stanza 141 gives 
a different enumeration, viz., Khara, IChira, Dadhi, Jala, Sura, Udadhi, Kilakila. 
2 Meru is the well-known mountain. It represents the northern hemisphere 
or pole, and is the abode of the Gods. Kukhanda is Kumeru, the southern hemisphere 
or pole, the region of the daitijas or demons. The poet has mixed this up with 
Kislikindha, also to the south of Oude, and has confounded the two names. 
8 Jari is a root used for medicine, and muri is a root used for food. 
4 Sduja is any animal used for food. 
