12 G. A. Grierson —Translation to ManhodWs Harihans. [Sp. No. 
(the Lord of the Gods), Brahma and Sdva serve, to them did Nanda make 
over the care of tending cattle. Hari and Haladhar were both delighted, 
and taking their calves went to Vrindavana. (15) Heavenly damsels be¬ 
came incarnate (as cowherdesses) in Goknla, who thongh they had fortnne 
and many relations cared nothing for them.^ Only Krishna pleases 
them all; the homes of the mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, only make 
them angry. No one attends to the remonstrances of any person, all 
their hearts^ were directed to Krishna only. 
One day when Krishna was with his companions he came to a pool 
in the Yamuna, and when he saw it he considered to himself, “this is 
where the snake Kali is invincible.”^ (20) Now, no beast or bird ever 
drank the water of that pool, knowing that it was like^ poison. The trees 
and herbs on the bank were all burnt np, but the flame of the fire 
(which burned them) was (a flame) of poison.-^ “ To-day (thought 
Krishna), will I settle this affair and therefore I should not sit idle. Let 
me haste and enter the water.” Saying this he ascended the hadamh^ tree 
and tightened his waist cloth, and closing his two eyes, Murari leaped. 
He smacked^ his arms against his body as a challenge, and hearing the 
sound thereof, the snake issued forth. (25) In mighty wrath he hastened 
out, and whirling round kept encircling (Krishna) for an hour.^ Rising 
after a long vowel, a nasal alone is considered as eqnivalent to the compound of 
annnasika and the 3rd consonant of any class. Examples are or frog;’ 
01* ‘ a vesselor ‘ a boyor ^a mango.’ Com¬ 
pare in the case of aspirates, or ‘ a shoulder or ‘ a tying ;' 
or VIT, ‘ thither.’ 
The derivation of ^*rT or ‘ a boy,’ is doubtful. 
1 Lit. ‘ though they had wealth and relations, they were satiated with them. ’ 
for occurs also in 1. 29, and also in (B.) 2, 1. I am unable to account for 
the form. In 9, 16, when the line is repeated, the form is Jl^^f^hrthe 
text should be The ^ means ‘ be satiatednot in Bate. 
^ ^ ia the text should be divided |^if ^f. 
means literally ‘ be stopped,’ hence, as here, ‘ be attracted.’ 
3 ‘ that which cannot be warded ojQE.’ 
^ in L the Skr. ‘like.’ 
^ Here in L the termination of the general oblique form. 
® This was the only tree existing on the banks of the pool. It had been 
preserved from destruction by the accidental fall of a drop of ambrosia upon it 
from G-aruda’s beak. 
^ is the smacking of the arms against the chest, which wrestlers 
indulge in before the combat. is the Skr. Mg. Pr. />/ is not 
in Bate. 
® I. e., his length was so groat, that it took an hour to do it. 
