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1897.] M. V. Pandia —The Antiquity of the poet Nagciri Das. 
met a rabid elephant, who in his fury defied all control of the Mahauts 
(drivers) who were loudly warning people to get out of the way. But lie 
did not care a bit about it, and undauntedly faced the infuriated animal, 
which rushed upon him, but was driven back by a stroke of bis sword 
upon the trunk. The picture representing this scene is kept at the 
Krsnagarh Darbar, together with a photograph of it. 
(2.) In V. S. 1769, when 13 years old, he received some wounds in 
slaying Hara Jaita-simh of Bundi. 
(3.) In 1771 V. S., at a grand dancing party in which were present 
his father Maharaja Raja-simli, Maharaja Bhima-simh of K5ta, Maharaja 
Gaja-simh of ffivapur, and Maharaja Gopala-simh of Bhadoriya, &c., a 
venemous serpent somehow made its way into his jama (garments). He 
did not cause excitement by revealing the fact, but simply crushed out 
the fangs of the reptile, and leaving the hall on some excuse, threw it 
off at some distance. This was afterwards told by his servants. He 
was at this time only fifteen years old. 
(4.) In Y. S. 1774, an expedition conducted by the Maharajas of 
Jaypur and Kota, &c., was sent by the Emperor against the Chief of 
Thun, and although fighting continued for some time, it was not conquered. 
Afterwards the poet was sent there. He no sooner reached the place, 
than he stormed the fortress, and the gate of it was broken open by his 
elephant. 
(5.) When he was only twenty years old, he alone killed a lion 
while hunting. 
(6.) In 1792 Y. S. when the Dakhani Malar went from Gujarat 
into Marvar, the poet did not pay him any tribute, though there was 
a deal of fighting between them. Thereupon Baji-rav said to Malar the 
following couplet :— 
Cm a Trarc JiCt i 
m ^ 5CT3 % ?rNcT SfTcT II 
i.e., ‘ Thus said Bajl-rava to Malar—All other Ravas are sirnpl vRavas 
in name, but S^vat’s case is too deep to be fathomed ’ (he., he is. a really 
powerful prince). 
It is said, the old father of our poet, Maharaja Raja-simh, had 
entrusted him with the administration of the state, a few years previous 
to his death. Accordingly Nagari Das, then the Maharaja Kumar 
SSvat-sirhh, managed the affairs with great prudence and kept uninter¬ 
rupted tranquillity during this period, until his father died. When, 
in 1804 Y. S., he was attending the Imperial Court at Dehli, his old 
father died suddenly at Krsnagarh. So he was formally installed 
there by the Emperor Ahmad Shah on the 5th Vah^akha fudi, of 
Y. S. 1805, to the Chiefship of Krsnagarh. Having assumed for- 
