The legends of the Panjâb

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166 LEOENDS OF THE PANJAF,
505 Prat liui : uthkar jabhi, aisi kari bichar.
Giiga.
" Ya mere man men ai, kahin chalen shikar.
Kalim chalen shikar : aj aise man ko bhAe.
Dina ghoia chher chala, chalun main is jangal ke maia.
Ham Chhatri Rajput, phire bin na kabhi baithl jae."
510 Ho yehan bhan sarchhaya, tan murchha gae ae.
Dina ghoia chher, Rao jhat khui par gae ae, '
Guga,
" He Dadi ! mujhe pani pila de ! nahin mukh bola jae.
Mujhe p3.ni de piae,
Khun men tumh&re tain.
5] 5 Hiia Ml behal
Nahin mukh bola jae/'
505 It was dawn, and when he (Guga) arose thus thoughthe.*
Guga.
" This is in my heart, that 1 go somewhere for the chase.
I will go for the chase somewhere : this is the desire of
my heart to-day.
I will spur on my horse and will go into this forest.
I am a Rajpiit warrior, I can never stay at home without
wandering (at times) ."
510 The sun's rays here became scorching and his body
was aweary.
He spurred on his horse and the Raja quickly reached a
weU.
Giiga.
" Brahmani ! Give me a drink of water ! 1 can hardly
speak with my lips.
Give me a drink of water.
Prom the well by you.
"J 5 I have come into misfortune
I can hardly speak with my lips."
* Scene changes : very probably a quantity of verses have been forgotten
here.