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G. A. Grierson —Translation to ManhodKs Harihans. [Sp. No. 
mind great one (in order to undertake so great a subject, for) 
Krishna’s birth and marriage are no small (subject to attempt). How 
can it be accomplished (by me), for now it seemeth unapproachable, un¬ 
fathomable. If it ever is completed, may it be done well; for of this, also, 
I have a doubt that (my treatment) may not be (worthy of the subject). 
(5) Owing to this fear I continually perform^ auspicious ceremonies, and 
lay my heart upon the lotus of Hari’s feet. 
The Earth became distressed with the burden (of sin which she 
bore) ; and, taking the form of a cow, went to Indra’s paradise, but 
thence she derived no (assistance) from any one. Then all the gods 
went with her and told (their tale) to Brahma, but from him, also, their 
hopes were unfulfilled,^ so Brahma, closely followed by the Earth, went 
before them. (10) They all approached the shore of the sea of milk, and 
with folded hands, assuming the attitude of contemplation, saw the grove 
of the Kalpa tree, and the jewelled abode, and Lakshmi and Narayana in 
proper form. (Brahma), whose seat is on the lotus, first commenced to 
address'^ (Vishnu), and then the Earth came forward. Weak with her 
load (of sin), her body trembling, her eyes hidden with tears as she 
spake, gazing upon Hari she began to address him as follows, “ I shall 
^ jTT^ idiomatically gives tlie force of the indefinite, usually means ‘ only.’ 
Thus ^ Jfm ‘ there were many 
birds in the forest, but the crow only became visible to me,* pcjf (contr. ‘Vift). 
(contr. ‘ only one,’ ‘ only two,’ &c. ^ ‘ only as many as,’ jp^ 
‘ one by one.’ jp^ thus means primarily, ‘ only great,’ and hence ‘ a 
great.’ Similarly ■q;jp is often used as an indefinite article to mean ‘ a,’ thus 
‘ O' bird.’ jpjj can only be used with certain words. Thus, ‘ a 
little’ is never used. The word has the same meaning as Jp?r^ and can often be 
substituted for it. 
" and are shortened forms of and common in 
poetry, viz., the 1st sing, present conjunctive in its original sense of the present 
indicative. 
^ Lit. ‘ Their desires remained in the same state.’ 
is old Mth. for began to say. Both ^ and are 
oblique forms of verbal nouns. Both forms are used by Manbodh. is oblique 
of ; M. always spells it ; it is for Ap. Pr. or Mg. Pr. 
gen. of = Skr. gen. is oblique of it is for Ap! 
the gen. plm\ (used for sing.) of Ap. Pr. 
Mg. Pr. Skr. (gen. plnr. The modern 
obi. form (see Gram. § 189) is either the same as with loss of the 
anunasika, or derived from the Ap. Pr. gen. sing, Mg. Pr. 
Skr. 
