30 G. A. Grierson —Translation to Man'*hodh^s Harihans, [Sp. No, 
of its socket with his hand. With this tusk the Lord of Vraja then 
slew it. When Knvalaya Pida fell like a mountain^ on the earth, and 
Kamsa saw it, his pride fell down.^ (15) Taking the excellent elephant’s 
tusk as an excellent weapon in his hand, Hari went forward accompanied 
by Haladhara. Heavenly damsels became incarnate in Gokula. Though 
they had fortune and many relations, yet cared they nothing for them.^ 
Only gazing (on Krishna), made they known their love to him, and in 
their hearts desired^ only Kamsa’s death. “ If he lives” (said they), 
“ all will lose their happiness, but if this scoundreP dies, it is well for 
all of us.” With the city wives stood Devaki, her eyes, like clouds, 
filling with rain. (20) As she saw the face of her son her breasts filled, 
and milk which they could no longer contain® gushed forth from them (in 
her affection). With Akrura stood (his brother) Vasudeva (saying to 
himself), “at last I shall see the countenance of my child.” Thrusting 
several'^ people aside Krishna advanced and proclaimed thus in the 
assembly. “ Chanura hath exceeding might, and I am tender: it is 
greatly unfair that I should wrestle® with him.” The people of the 
assembly heard this and were filled with shame, but out of fear of Kamsa 
no one spoke. (25) Then He who beareth the conch-shell in his hand, 
again spake, considering in his heart, but his words were lost (on the 
people). “To-day this unfair practice^ will cease for ever. I am not 
a common^® wrestler^^ of my house. I cannot bear this longer, 
him who comes, come now.’’^® Krishna slapped (his arms), and rose 
with a roar, and the people began to guess^^ about (the chances of) 
victory and defeat. One foot he set (before him) straightened, (and the 
or is the high mound round a tank. 
2 ^ ‘ drop,’ usually reserved for fruit dropping from a tree. 
3 See note ^ p. 12. Eead as before 
An unusual meaning of ^ 
® is an abusive term. It means lit. ‘ one who has lost his head,’ Hence 
*a capless fellow,’ used only in abuse. 
® Lit. ‘ The act of being contained did not take place.’ 
7 Lit. ‘ four.’ 
® Lit. a wrestling (between) him and me is greatly unfair.’ 
A common use of ‘ such.’ 
liere ‘ one who sports,’ ‘ a wrestler.’ 
Lit., ‘ as long as there is no time, so long do I bear it.’ 
is the usual Mth. form of the Hindi 
‘ ^ guess,’ i. e., ^ ‘ he walked by guess,’ of a man 
going along on a dark night. 
