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yeomen of Bun-Hamas sav, Karai3 Hulu and sav, Aduti, the “speaker” si Padmini, the Chief of Dihyat} Sir Mandii}, the pasiv,ars sav, Palurpm, (line IT) and san, Nall, sat3 Prabhi, the pasok which was given them altogether was silver (to the amount of) 8 masa. The scribes sav, Paryirai) sav, Triyur Tui}tui} will all re ceive silver (to the amount of) 4 masa. (The rest of lines 11 and 12 contains Sanskrit slokas, apparently an incantation, rather corrupt. A translation seemed not necessary.) 60.072, Plate no 22, Kunjara Karna, LOr 2266, palmleaf manuscript (written with ink on nipah leaves), Kunjara Karna legend in Old Javanese prose, edited and translated by Kern, 1901 (Collected Works,, vol. 10, 1922, p. 55); p. 2 a and 2 b of the codex. The original leaves are 27,5 x 3 cm. Collection “Rijksinstelling”, 1878. See Synopsis 13.010. West Javanese spelling (d and cl are some times interchanged), avoiding ligatures (the sloping lines / in the transliterated text mark the places where the paten is used). Text: (p. 2 a, line 1) hyun ta ya rumënëha warah bhatara, yékii} manké bawanya - O - sèg /, nëg /, Is /, marma tan asuwé rih awan /, datëi) ta ya ri buddi (line 2) cinta, ri kahyanan bhatara sri wirwacana, tumuluy ta ya mamuja ri bha tara, ri tlësnya mamuja, manëmbah ta ya, liijnya, uduh sajna bha (line 3) tara, kasihana ta ranak bhatara pwaijkulun /, warahën / ri sat} hyait} darmma, sakala ri kapalanalat} ril} janma ni ranak bhatara, (line 4) nuniwèh pasambulihira dadi jan

ma, apan hana tinwan i ranak bhatara, ikai) wwai) rii} rnadya pada, hana hadyan hana hulun, apa du- (p. 2 b, line 5) mèhnya mankana, apan / pada gawénya bhatara ika, rnapa ta kalinan ika, ya ta matanyan atakwan i ranak bha tara, ndan / warahën i (line 6) ranak bhatara pwai}kulun /, ri kalinan ika, nuniwèh ri kahilanan i ranak bhatara, warahën ira sat} hyat} darmma pwait}kulun /, udu (line 7) h hanaku sai} kunjara karnna, atyanta dahat dibya nit} tanayan / ku, ri hyun/ta wikana ri sat}, hyat} darmma, mwat} wnat} tumakwanakna (line 8) sambulih it} dadi janma, hapan hana manusa tinwan / kawruhana ta ya panilai} klésa sat} hyat} darmma, yatapin mai}kana, yayan tanpa (takwana) Translation (in accordance with Kern’s Dutch translation, p. 21): (p. 2 a, line 1) ... for he wanted to hear the lessons of the Lord. Such was his plan. Quick, at once, away! By not being long on the road he arrived soon in Bodhi- (line 2) citta, in the divine residence of the Lord, the Illustrious Wairocana. Im mediately he paid homage to 1 the Lord, and having paid homage, he made a sembah and said: “O my Lord, with your leave, (line 3) have mercy on your son, Master, teach him the holy Law, since he is in un certainty as to his incarnation (line 4) and also the retribution dealt out to those who are born, for it is apparent to your son that, among men on earth, some are well-born and others are low-born. What (p. 2 b, line 5) is the reason that it is so ? For they are altogether made by the Lord.