A grammar of the Malayan language, with an introduction and praxis..

MALAYAN LANGUAGE. 183
flight Into the air, and in its descent pierced the breast of this king (of
the monkey tribes). He grasped the hand of RatJiu, placed it to his
wounded breast, and then raised it to his eyes. " Rama, said he, I
have two dying requests to make to you. The one is that you do not
give my wife to (my brother) Sugiiva, and the second that you will take
my children under your protection. With regard to Sugriva you will
not find his qualities of advantage to you, for his word is not to be
trusted ; but the person from whom you may expect useful service is the
son of another of my brothers, named Hamlman." Having spoken
these words he let go the hand of Rama, and immediately died. At
the moment of the departure of his spirit, a vivid light was seen to issue
from the crown of his head, in the form of a palm tree, and to ascend to
the skies. Rama gave orders to Sugriva to support the body, and
Laksamana to wash it, whilst he himself poured the water for the pur-
pose. This being done, he commanded them to bring wood of aloes, and
sandal wood, and camphor, and saffron, and amber, and spikenard ; and
with the assistance of Laksamana he burned the corpse of Balia-raja (on
the pile). When this ceremony was perfoimed, he proceeded along
with Laksamana and Sugriva to the palace of the deceased. Upon this
occasion every individual of tht monkey kind, small and great, harmless
and mischievous, old and young, seated themselves in the presence of Sri
Rama. Among these was one aged monkey, named Pdtah Jambfin,
the younger brother of BalJa-raja's father, whose venerable beard reached
to his waist. Him Srt Ra?na (now become the regulator of the con-
quered state and sovereign disposer of honours) seated above Sugriva,
placing Sugilva above the sons of Balia-raja, and these above the other
monkies assembled,"