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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.