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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2011
I. May that uncreated triple celestial tree which is adorned and clasped by Srí, Saraswatí, and Umá, resembling beauteous climbing plants, be propitious to you.
1. This race (or Vansa-tree) having burst forth from that moon as a root, which is in the forest-like knot of the braided hair of that Mahá Déva who has been worshipped by Brahmá, and other immortals; being watered by the pure stream of the sacred river, flourished wonderfully, and grew to an extreme height; from its crown, branches resembling streamers spread themselves, and became lofty under the white, umbrella-like shadow of such a moon.
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page 100 note 1 This is an invocation to the Trimúrti, or united form of Brahmá, Vishnu, and Siva, the Hindú triad; the centre figure in Elephanta.
page 100 note 2 Lakshmí, the Sakti of Vishnu.
page 100 note 3 The Sakti, or energy of Brahmá, personified as his wife.
page 100 note 4 Sakti of Siva.
page 100 note 5 Bambu.
page 100 note 6 The Ganges.
page 100 note 7 The milk-maids of Madhura Gokal and Vrindavan (villages).
page 101 note 1 The first rájá of the family of the donor.
page 101 note 2 Nirupama means one who has no equal.
page 101 note 3 An emperor alone has a right to a chhattra, or umbrella, in Asia generally, whence this means, that the whole of the country was subject to this prince alone.
page 101 note 4 Eight elephants of enormous bulk and power are supposed to support the eight quarters of the world, viz. N., N.E., &c.
page 101 note 5 In the original “lose their must.”
page 101 note 6 Exaggeration. The world is expected by the Hindús to be destroyed by fire at the end of the present kalí, or iron age.
page 101 note 7 Lit. Guru, or Spiritual Instructor. This means, he destroyed all his foes and thus rendered their consorts widows.
page 101 note 8 In Swerga, or Indra's heaven.
page 102 note 1 Chandail.
page 102 note 2 Alludes to the defeat of Rávana by a king of Chedi.
page 102 note 3 A tribe descended from Haihaya, son of the god-like Yadu. There were two branches: one held Andhra, or Telinga; the other reigned in the Gangetic provinces.
page 102 note 4 Explained in the context.
page 102 note 5 Srí Virasinhásana.
page 102 note 6 Associated to the throne, like the Cæsars, in the times of the Antonines, &c. Prince Regent.
page 102 note 7 So mild and clement.
page 102 note 8 This means he was always fortunate in war.
page 103 note 1 The goddess of wisdom and Sakti of Brahma.
page 103 note 2 Chóladésa is. Tanjor, &c, so named from having been given by Yayati to his son Chóla, when he partitioned the empire among his children.
page 103 note 3 Hunawar, or Anore.
page 103 note 4 Pandya, called so from one of the grandsons of Yayati, who held the kingdo of Máthura.
page 103 note 5 Arjuna.
page 103 note 6 Andhra-désa is Telingana.
page 104 note 1 This era begins a.d. 79.
page 104 note 2 Of the cycle of sixty years.
page 104 note 3 Five greater and five lesser.
page 104 note 4 Tolls, duties, or revenue-land customs.
page 105 note 1 Quœre, a different series.