________________ A HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE LANGUAGES OF WESTERN INDIA 185 the parent of the Dingala or Carani poetry. चडि चंचलि चाउद्दिशि चंपि थिरथिर थाणदार अरि कंपिइ / कमधजकरि धरि लोह लहक्किा बिबहरि बूंब बूंब बहक्किइ / / निशि खंभनयर उध्रकिह धुंधलि धुंस पडिइ धुलक्किइ / प्रहि पोकार पडिइ पट्टणतलि रे रणमल्ल धाडि तव संभलि / / (Cadi cancali cauddisi campi thirathira thanadara ari kampii/ Kamadhajakari dhari loha lahakkii bibahari bumba bumba bahakkii// Nisi khambhanayara udhrakii dhundhali dhumsa padii dhulakkii// Prahi pokara padii Pattanatali re Ranamalla dhadi tava sambhali//) "When he mounts his horse and invades the four quarters, the generals of the enemies tremble with fear. As soon as the sword flashes in the hand of Kamadhajja (Rathoda) Ranamalla, wails resound in the harems of the enemies. "At night Cambay trembles; in the early morning Dholka is struck with terror; in the morning Patan wakes up with screams--when, O Ranamalla, people hear of your attacks." . The 15th century is remarkable for its wealth of old Gujarati literature. Among the works of this century the pre-eminent in literary merit is the Kahnadade Prabandha of Padmanabha, which is a rare saga of Rajput heroism that has ever come down in the Indian Languages. The verses given below from that great mediaeval epic will testify to its great poetic beauty. काला मूंछ तेडीया भोई, गाडे लिंग चडाव्यउं / आगलि घणी जोतरी त्रीयल, ढीली भणी चलाव्यउं / / आगइ रुद्र घणइ कोपान लि, दैत्य सवे तई बाल्या / तई पृथ्वी मांहि पुण्य वरतान्यां, देवलोकि भय टाल्या // तई बालिउ काम त्रिपुर विध्वंसिउ, पवनवेगि जिम तूल / पद्मनाभ पूछइ सोमईया केथू करयां त्रिसूल || (Kala bhuncha tediya bhoi, gade linga cadavyaum/ Agali ghani jotari triyala, Dhili bhani calavyaum// Agai Rudra ghanai kopanali, daitya save taim balya/ Taim Prthvi mamhi punya varatavyam, devaloki bhaya talya/ Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
