Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, v. 2 of 3

or the Central and Western Rajput States of India

James Tod, William Crooke,

• Publisher: Perlego
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9700000057375
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Asian History
• Index: History

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt:...the Maurya race, and a king of that race named Dhavala. Dhavala had as his friend a prince of the Brahman caste, named Sankuha, whose wife, Degini, bore to him the prince Sivagana, who built a temple to Siva, and endowed it with the-revenues of two villages. The date is A.i. 738-9 (IA, xix. 55 lf.).J Pure in mind, strong in arm, and beloved by mankind, such was Chandrasen (5). How shall he be described, who broke the strength of his foe, on whom when his sword swims in fight, he appears like a magician. With his subjects he interchanged the merchandise of liberality, of which he reaped the fruits. From him whose history is fair, was born Kritika, the deeds of whose arm were buds of renown, forming a necklace of praise in the eyes of mankind. His queen was dear to him as his own existence--how can she be described? As the flame is inseparable from the fire, so was she from her lord--she was the light issuing from the sun--her name Goon-newasa (6), and her actions corresponded with her name. By her he had two sons, like gems set in bracelets, born to please mankind. The eldest was named Sookunda, the younger Deruka. Their fortunes consumed their foes: but their dependents enjoyed happiness. As the flowers of Calp-vricsha are beloved by the gods, so are these brothers by their subjects, granting their requests, and increasing the glory of the race, whence they sprung.--A useless descriptive stanza left out (7). Deruka had a son, Kuhla, and his was iJin Mka. whose deeds ascended high--who could fathom the intentions of mankind--whose mind was deep as the ocean--whose ever-hungry faul-chion expelled from then' mountains and forests the Meena tribes, leaving them no refuge in the three wolds, levelling their retreats to the ground. His quiver...