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M. V. Pandia —The Antiquity of the poet Nagari Das. [No. 1, 
And he quotes the following specimens of Nagari Das’ metrical 
composition. 
( 1 ) *ntt jpg i 
samT-^t wr 35% tw flfcr jpsitt % jtw i 
cTT ^ JTTJR. % fJT tITc^T ^TfcT €t *tN if xnl I 
gfa ft?n zzz ert grfr gbr f^t n 
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i.e., Seeing the darkness of the very dark night of Bhad8 clouds 
are showering a slight mizzle, fyama-ji 1 (sitting) in her lofty attic 
contentedly sings after the manner of Malar. 2 Then the eyes of 
Nagara, looking, like (those of) Cataka, 3 at Svati 4 from a distance, 
get intensely delighted. 
The wind pitifully unveils her face, and the lightning kindly illu¬ 
minates it. 
(2) Jiifa iret 5 ?)- % srra 1 f^rue% *tt jtt*% jttj% i 
jk 3 fTK si ftvt ^ jprra 3^15;% i 
wfjr IT ^gT TIT Trt tftfcT 3prff%vt I 
xttt ?rr zw ttjit ttk fsrf% ttIwt stfWf n 
i.e., Do not utter these piercing words and do not sing love, but sing 
the Holi songs. Do not throw Biras 5 under pretext of throwing the ball, 
but throw the bags of Grulal 6 in a straightforward manner. The men 
are clever and vicious, they will perceive it; hence suppress the frolics 
of this heart-felt love. Being afraid, 0 Nagara! I fall at thy feet. 
Ah ! Do not fling these jeers at me. 
(3) %t TTTTxrfcT Tt to Tt I 
JI^T ifsr TTTTt T?gW*t I 
5 SJJ2cr-tn i T f^Wm TUHC % fsiT %3fr Z I 
Wr « TfTt 5 % ^rfr Eft *rtct w gw 3fnf: n 
i.e., The Yedas have sung the praises of the Devas and Ramapati 
and also of both the worlds. They have over-praised Chaturbhuja 
(Visnu) who holds in his four hands a conch shell, discus, club, and 
1 Wife of Krisna. 3 The Indian Cuckoo. 
2 Songs of rainy season. 4 The star Arcturus. 
6 A betel-leaf made up with a preparation of the areca nut, spices and chunam, &c. 
8 A farinacious powder dyed red, which the Hindus throw on each other during 
the indecent festivities and drunken frolics of the Hdll. 
