1884.] G. A. Grierson— Tra^islafion to Manhodh's Harihans, 
There is no lack of anything where the greatness of Hari (is manifest) ; 
even the very vermilion covered them up to their knees. (45) some in the 
court-yard, and some in the outer doorway, in many places did the cow¬ 
herds dance the dance of Doms.^ They sang the SoJiar,^ and showed 
their joy, as dancing they went forward and dancing they returned. 
After dancing and rejoicing^ in this manner, each one returned to his 
own house. 
One day Yasoda was aweary, and slept with Hari pressed to her 
heart. Having learned that Handa’s wife was asleep,^ Putana arrived, 
(50) and gliding about, hastened into the house, seated herself and gave 
Krishna poisoned milk to drink. Hari drank the milk greedily till his 
belly was full, and as he did so sucked out of her with it her life-blood.^ 
She screamed® an inarticulate yell of agony, and fell, howling,^ lihe a 
severed® tree. All who were awake saw what they thought was a tdl 
palm with a little pitcher hanging to it.^ Then having read some 
charm or other,i® Kanda kissed Hari, blessed him, and lifted him to his 
heart. 
^ lit. ‘a Dom’s waist-clotli’ hence “'after the manner of Dorns.” 
In Bihar, on occasions of births, marriages, &c. it is cnstomaiy to employ Dorns 
and their women to dance, as a sign of joy. qfjif is a particular way of tying 
up the waist-cloth so that movements may not be impeded, may be freely 
translated as ‘ tucking up their petticoats like Dorns.’ 
2 ‘ a congratulatory birth-song,’ for an example, see Harkh’nath’s songs 
in Maithil Chr., No. 11. 
2 dancing &c. See note ^ above. 
is almost certainly incorrect for In MS. A., the word has been 
accidentally destroyed. 
^ Lit. ‘ with her blood her life.’ 
® \/ means ‘ to talk nonsense,’ hence, ‘ to talk loudly and inarticulately.’ 
Bate gives ‘ to talk in one’s sleep, or in delirium.’ 
t = Hindi ‘ having screamed.’ 
® i® i^he oblique form of ‘ cut,’ agreeing with which is in the 
genitive case (postposition omitted) governed by 
^ A is the small earthen pitcher hung at the top of a tdl or toddy palm 
to collect the juice. 
Lit. ‘ something or other.’ The affix or is added to interro¬ 
gative pronouns to give the idea of indefiniteness. In the present poem, it also occurs 
with % (Y. 58, c/. Bid. XIII, 2), (IX, 44), ^ (^^f, IX, 9), and (IX, 35). 
^ I derive from the Skr. in ‘like this,’ ‘like what,’ &c. 
can become in Prakrit Lassen, p. 115, cf. Yara. Ill, 4, Hemachandra, 
II, 80). In Apabhramsa Prakrit, we find the form for (H. C. lY, 402) 
arising through the forms (c/- Lassen, p. 455) ; and the termination 
