The legends of the Panjâb

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No.
XIV.
MADANA THE BRAVE, LORD OF
AS SUNG IN THE KYONTHAL STATE.
CHAURA,
[This exoeptionally fine and poetical legend relates to some war, or rather
fight, between the neighbouring states of JAng& (orKyontbal) and Kahliir
(or Bil&spdr) about the year a.d. 1680. The date can be fixed more or
less approximately as being in the time of Efini An&p Sen of Kyonthal
(1670-1692 A.D.) his contemporary on the BiMspur throne being Eaj4
Bhim Chand, the 35th of bis line, (a.d. 1672-1693), according to the
manuscript epitome of the history of that State in my possession, Rllj4
Bhtm Chaud is there stated to have been the successful warrior this
legend makes him out to be.]
[The geography is again strictly local, and beyond what is above stated there
is no history attached to it. The human interest, however, that the bard
has infused into it is unusually great.]
TEXT.
Ear Madand Sardar, Mauza' Chaura, 'Jlaqa Kyonthal.
" JoA Kar^uka,* toiii Chaure khi jana."
Joua Karauk diwa Chyonti ri Dh^ro :
Sot. Karauke jatha Madana Bharo ;t
Jou Karauk, jatho, titiye shuno na koi
6 Jou Karauke ditti piri A gali.
Tabe Madane Bbare shona koili d& khare.
''
Jithe tosi ave mard Koti re thiiige.
AshyS, bharman Raja ra, tflso ghani gharman dinge.
Joua Karluk to bishiye da hela.
10 Bada Chaele tan deo nan koin thela."
" Maeli ro Malangon^n ra nikaM dMan !
"
Shoni da nan pire ra muan !
Odu ro Madana donoii chhJre kM sMde.
" Raja Sabiba h&mun kadhi nan dMja !
15 Chhire kbi ke.sBi jao hemin pachiS, bbatija "
"l&t cbbere khl tfiso jani jana paro."
* Said to be the same as Ghaudhrt. f Bhar = Sarddr.