The legends of the Panjâb

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THE STORY OF SYAmA. 393
I ask from thee, thou Dubi, the forces of thy fort.
Take good men and good guns from Lahore.
Take a vast army and take vast supplies."
Hema Ohand, the Dubi, collected his army:
110 And Hema Chand^s army advanced along the Kalsi hills
And he practised firing on the Kalsi hills.
Next Hema came into the assembly of the Nahan Court.
The Raja of Nahan was sitting in the summer-house.
Hemd Chand of Kalsi said (to him) ' hail.'
115 When he returned the salute* the Raja spake to him
thus :
" My insurgent of Sohini has become very arrogant,
And has cut up the royal army like grass.
O Hema Chand Dubi, thou must go to Sohini.
Take a vast army and vast equipments."
120 The Diibi's army advanced to the Jimta pass:
And they fired (guns) at the Jimta pass.
There were jamrd treest in the Jimta pass.
And the weight of the accoutrementsj uprooted the
jamra trees.
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Bidhna, thou Treasurer, what art thou idly staring
at
125 Give out powder to my servants with scales and weights."
As he distributed the powder the men made a
disturbance
Each man demanded a pdthd^ of powder.
The bags of powder caught fire.
Half Hema Chand's army was blown up in the distribution
of the powder :
130 And half Hema Chand's army went on to Sohini.
The DAbi wrote a letter and sent it on to Syama,
" Syama, come thou here and meet me."
"Be silent for shame, thou Dubi of Kalsi.
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* Lit., gaTe tlie second " hail."
f Viburnum fcetens.
J Lit., the accoutrements being fastened.
§ 4 sers or 8 lis.