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26. 1 . Is K seni, U Oandharpa saina suJcha Tchandi y la dhana raja. Is raja au td. 
2» U K raja ... sdjd. U tdhu cdhi badi , K tdhi. 3. Ibe U K dala. K edrau disd JeataJea 
Aru gadha is very doubtful. Uragahz is a possible reading of the Persian character. 
The following are the readings of the various MS. lab &S jJ Ic Id (jj'j* 
Sir) la Brdge raja, U ghara ghara raja, K o rarjgama raja. All printed editions have 
au gadha-rajd. 4. U sordhi sahdsa, Id sahdsa, K sBraha laccha. Ib sSwa karana bakd 
tu°, Io jasa bdka, Id syama Tcarana b&kd tumhdrd, Is sdwa Tcarana cdlUTca tordkhdra (sic), 
U bar a gane tu°, K syama Tcarana turadU jo (sic) tokhdrd. The text has no difficulty 
if the technical meaning of f ydma-karna is remembered, and if it ia recognized that 
tukhdra means 1 horse. ’ 5. Id aru kailasa, Is imi kapild airapati, TJ janu ka bildsa 
airdpati, K salcd bandhi rdutapai (sic) ati Uli. 6. Ia sohdwai, Is asa-pati, U asu-pati 
kd, gaja-pati kd, K asu-patinha, K gaja-pati sira arjkusa gaja ndwai. 7. Ia nara-pati 
kahaujo dhi narindic, Ib nara-paM ka au kahau, Is U nara-pati ka kahdwa, K nara-pati 
maha kahaldwai indie, Ia bhii-pati ka m aha, Is bhua-pati K bhua-pati jag a para 
dosara endu. 8. las U bhai hoi, K ms hoi. 9. K sabhai. 
26. Gandharva Sena was a fragrant 1 prince, He was its king, and 
that was his dominion. I have heard of Lapka,* the kingdom of Havana ; 
greater even than his was his majesty. Fifty-six times ten millions formed 
his battle-array, and over all were princes and commanders of forts. 
Sixteen thousand horses were in his stalls, black-eared and gallant steeds. 3 
Seven thousand Singalese elephants had he, each like the mighty Aira- 
vata 4 of Kailasa. 6 He is called the crown of lords of steeds, and with 
his goad he causeth to bow low the elephants of lords of elephants. 
Over lords of men I call him a second Indra, and in the world I also 
call him the Indra 6 of the lords of earth. 
1 There is here an alliteration between Gandhrapa, Gandharva, and Gandha 
scent. Some of the MSS. have Seni for Sena throughout the poem. This would 
lead me to restore the word to the Sanskrit Sainya, were there not a strong tradition 
in favour of Sena. 
2 Lagka is, however, a name of Ceylon. The poet neglects this fact. 
8 . Qydma-karna, black-eared, is a technical name for a horse. It is the kind 
used in sacrifices. Tukhdra means ‘ horse,’ cf. xlvi, 4 • and dli, 4. 
* The name of Indra’s elephant. 
6 Indra’s heaven. 
6 Here Indra is referred to in two aspects. First he is the mighty kino- of the 
lower Gods, and hence supreme over lords of men ; and secondly he is the storm-god 
giving refreshing showers to the earth, and hence an object of worship to everyone 
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