The legends of the Panjâb

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THE STOEY OF SYAUL 3 91
" Tell me, my ambassadorSj the news about Syi.mL"
" He gave us, my Lord, a pathd of mustard-seed tied
up in a bundle
(And said) ' Let the R§,j& count them and bring an army
here for me.
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50 " Call hei'e, my Commander of the fort, Tarii.
Tarfl, my Commander, thou must go to SohinJ:
Take a large army and great equipments.
My insurgent of Sohini has become very arrogant.
Tarfl, my Commander ; do thou go and burn Sohini."
55 Tard, the Commander, collected an army.
He took good men and good guns
And fastened bags of lead and gunpowder on the backs
of elephants.
First came on in front the standards of the spears
And Taru's army advanced to the Jim^a Pass.
60 They made a firing at the JimtS, Pass.
Clouds of smoke obscured the sun.
Syama sat on his seat in his house at Sohini and heard it.
" Tell me, my Chorft, who is this great Raja "
" It is no Raja, but Tarfl, the Commander of the fort."
65 Taru's army came to the fence of Sohini :
Taru set fire to the fence at Sohini.
Syama of Sohini made a loud call.
" Dinril and Kinru, come to my help."
" On account of that treatment (of thine) Syama, none
of us will come.
70 For twelve years we bore thy burdens in Dohchi.
You built your house and you cut down our toon trees
(for it)."
Thus spake Syama's wife :
" Let thy attendants fight, and my servants go."
Then thus spake Syama of Sohini
75 " When will the night pass And when will it be day
Then DhagA and KesH (sons of)
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Syama came to the front.
Chord and Koltii I reared you for this day. ''
Choru and Koltu called out from inside :