The legends of the Panjâb

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408 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAb.
" Kal ka gabharll jo aj chukhiro ana."
Beshi rt Barnaul lei dudh ra katora.
Titiye tabe chhaj pai Bhare Madane pran.
130 " Mathrua Tureba, ebe biora kare baja.
Ethe ra bajna jo sbuno Jfinge Eaja,
Hate aya Madana jai goja iiiS,ra."
Tide ra chale ae Chaure ri biro.
Buddha rA buddheri dile sarli lire :
135 " Raj4 Sahiba, hemid kadhi nan dhija
Chhiro khi do Me the pichia ro bhatija."
KebrA ri seti di loe chitta banavi.
Udile chache tine ditte Bharo de dago,
TRANSLATION.
Story of MadanA, Lord of Chaura in the
Kyonthal Statg.
" JoA Karauk, thou must go to Chaura."*
Jod, the Karauk, went to the Chyonti Hills :t
Jolij the Karauk, spake to the Lord MadanEi,;
Jofl, the Karauk, called out, but no one heard him :
5 (So) Jou, the Karauk, cursed his family.
The Lord Madana standing in his verandah heard him.
" All of you men that come from KotiJ are scoundrels.
I will pay the Raja eighty (rupees as a fine) and beat
thee well with a stick.
Jofl, thou Karauk, thou art an habitual bribe-taker.
10 In all Chael§ no one will give thee (even) a scrap (of
food)."
" Smoke has arisen in Mael§ and Malangan !
§
May "
thy family perish for thy not hearing|| !
(Thus) were Odu^f and Madana called to the fight.
* This is the order of the Raja of Kyonthal to Jofl to call MadanS.
to help him in a battle,
t Close to Chanra.
I Near Chaura.
§ Di-visions of Kyonthal State.
Meamng that he had come to say that there was fighting, and that
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these people would not hear his summons for help.
% IJncle to Madana.