The legends of the Panjâb

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250 'legends of the pan jab.
56 Main dhai karor di4 tujh ko khizanS.
Jo chahe mangwae bhej big parwan^."
Mahitd.
" Mahil mere ke bich men hai Sila Dai ndr :
Us ke man ki puchhke phir karftng^ kar.
Kar karun ap, mahi] andar jaAri,
60 Us Sila, ke mukh ki zara aggya pMn.
Main jaM Rattasnagar karke tajyari
Jo mure na Sila kuchh bat hamari."
Raja Rasalu.
" TA beta sahukar ka, Mahita mere yar !
Tirya ke bas tu pa a aur bana nar se n^r
65 Pm'kha se nar bana kya sukh pave
Th man mera kahna, mat bat hatave.
55 I will give thee two and half karors* (of rupees) from
the treasury.
Send quickly letters for whatever (amounts) you may
want."
Mabita.
" Sila Dai, my wife, is dwelling in my palace :
I will first ask her advice and then do the work.
I will do the work myself (after) going to my palace,
60 And taking a little advice from Sila's own mouth.
I will (thee) get ready and go to Rattasnagar,
If Sila does not oppose ray project.''
Raja RasdUi.
" Thou art a merchant's son, my friend Mahita !
And hast fallen under the power of a woman and hast
become a woman from being a man !
65 From a man turned woman what pleasure (in life) canst
thou have
Obey my commands and go not back from them.
* 25 miUionB of rupees or roughly £2,500,000.