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Sri Narayan Singh —The battle of Kanarpi Ghat. [No. 1, 
Abode of Happiness. To his south sat the Babus* and the Prime 
minister, to his north the wizards and the wise men, to his west the 
soldiers, and near him the Bakhsliif and the chief house-servants in 
gorgeous apparel stood behind him. The chief of the exchequer who 
attended day and night, and who knew about all jewels, was making 
a list of excellent^ bows and arrows. Maharaj Narendra sat in the 
midst of all. Who can describe the splendour of one who was like the 
moon in the midst of stars ? 
6. Ghhand Bhujangaprayat. 
In one place a pandit was supporting his views in discussion, in 
another the skilled Baidiks were singing the essence of the Vedas. In 
another astronomers were correcting the time-piece, in another Tan- 
triks were reading charms and exorcisms, in another great poets were 
composing hundreds of martial songs, in another panegyrists recited 
epics, in another Sarb Jan Jha§ was dictating as if he knew everything, 
in another people explained dictionaries and rhetoric, in another they 
discussed Persian verses with learned Maulwis, in another Munshis sat 
elated with Persian knowledge, in another dairy maids brought tyre to 
the gate, and in another fair damsels with water jars added to the 
pleasures. 
7. Doha. 
The poet Lai describes the various Rajputs who were in the royal 
assembly, who sat round the king armed with swords and shields. 
8. Ghhand Tribhangi. 
Rauts and Rajputs, all worthy sons, seeing whose valour even 
Indra with his army was put to fear, warlike Baish, Bandela, heroic 
Chandela and Baghela|| armed with swords were conspicuous, Chaubhan 
Bisena who formed the strong portion^" of the army, and Raythaur, who 
filled the troops with heroes. Hara and Kachhbaha came with their 
weapons, men who cried ‘ Ha, Ha’ and fell upon the enemy, Dabbai, 
Aridambha, Nikumbha, and Ganhwariya the great heroes, Segar, 
Paribaha, Haiharbaha, and Haihaybansi, the terrible champions, Gautam, 
Bij’hariya, Sarbariya, and Raghubansi, the perfect princes, Gaura, 
* In Mithila this word is a high title of honour, reserved to relations of the 
Darbhanga Maharaj. 
f See introduction. 
% 
§ See introduction. 
|| These are all names of Rajput tribes, 
is for ^3^1 m. c. 
