282 THE INDIAN AXTir 1875 winch appeared to savour in so high a degree of tlto marvellous, and according' to which the pair of horns preserved as a rcasurc in the • had once belonged to a gold-digging ant. For ns this story partakes no longer of the marvellous. The * gold-digging ants' were ori- ginally neither, as the aucicnts supposed, tea) ants, nor, as so many eminent men of le:i; have supposed, larger animals mistaken for on account of their appearance and subterranean habits t but men of flesh and blood, and men Tibetan miners, whose mode of lift and were in the remotest antiquity ex what they are at the present day. THE DYAIASHARAYA. (Continued from p. 111.) Tlie Ninth Sarga. After subduing Hamniuk, Bhima went 'nst C h e d i d e s a T conquering the Rajas as he went. Secretly the warriors of Bhima attack- ed the towns of several rajas. When he heard of B him it's approach, the Raja of Chedi collected
- m army of B h il 1 a s and Mlechhas, hut he
considered long whether ho should tight with. Bhima the unconqnered, or should come to an agreement with him. Meanwhile his horsemen and toot advanced, ready for the fight, and the bat and other instruments sounded. Bhima had a servant named DAmodar, whom he sent to the Raja of Chedi to say that if he would arrange to pay a tribute he would not atfcacS him. Damodar went to the Chedi Raja'f court : that Raja's teeth were white as if they had been washed by the washerman ; he had no S pun in his mouth, but Damodar had pdn, smj and compiler in his mouth, so that it looked very beautiful, his teeth appearing red.* Da- modar said : " The RAja of D a b a r n a v a d e s a serves my raja ; Bhima has also subdued the RAja of K a s i , conquering and slaying him in battle. You should come to Bhima and say to him, T have heard much of your fame, how the Raja of Gajabaiidhdesa, Bhadrabhat by name, coming from a distant country, submitted to you, and that he dwells with you peaceably, baring presented elephants, &c. So also Yaiitri B s j B . throwing nraj bis arms, paid obeisan the RAja of Kali fig med Tantlka, i tf nnti, Ganti, ILnnti, Wsinti, Manti —a 11 know your feme. The RAja of A y o d h y a, who never at any time paid tax, oven he gave yon the treasure that the Raja of Godde had given to liim. Your fame is greater than S a h a B r & r j u a a ' B of old : you are therefore styled Kajudlur/ija ; and I am thns pleased to be friendly with you.* Thns should you say or else agree to fight." The Chedidesa Raja replied : " Of old very femons rajas have been born in this Chandra- vafisa, as Pnrura^A and Nahusha, Bharata, Janamejaya. In like manner to the present time these ChandravnYisa RAjafl are of great fame. Of this race at present, Bhima is great in ex- ploits, and ho subdues all rajas under him : therefore to be frit-ads with a good man is good, but if I be friendly with him people will me, and say that it was because I was nof al fight that I made friends. Never mind I I > mio- dar. it is my good fortune that yon my court : I will give you these elephants, do you present them on my behalf to Bhima ; also this horse that travels more swiftly than the wind.
- (/), which I took from Baoja
B ii j a of Malwi, do yon present to Bhima." Thus spoke Kama the Raja of Che the Vakil Damodar: " Take also thia gold M- r npon your camel for an offering to Bhima, and tell him to return home knowing mo to 1 Manage the matter so that Bhima may be altogether pleased with me." Damodar said he would do as directed, and then making obeisance he left the court, taking the presents with him. When Damodar reached Bhima, Bhima' iters confirmed the arrangement ho had made. Bhima having thus conqnered returned to Pattan. The city was adorned for try, and the people walked about dr. in holiday attire, / InBhtma's reign his subjects suffered 00 calamity such as fires, or attacks on the town by plundering enemies. Bhima had a son named K a h e m a r A j ; another named Karna.and Kshemariija had named Devapras Ida. • So much, for Indian ;
