The legends of the Panjâb

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" The Lord MjS, never spares us !*
15 How can wo, uncle and nephew, (both) go to the fight f
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" You must go to this fight."
The Lord Madana began to tremble violently.
" Come, Sir Uncle OdA, kt us go to Chirmatarf
We will have our bows mended by Shanil, the Chanal."
20 Odil and Madanft went together to Chirmatd.
" wife of Sharru, the Ohanal ! Is SharrA at home or
in the village V
" Sharrft, the Chanal, is sleeping within."
" wife of Sharrft, the Chanal ! Awaken Sharril."
Sharrfl, the Chanal, trembled violently.
25 " I have no gut ready long enough for my Lord's bow."
*' If you have no gut, Sharru, then make (the string
for us of hemp."
Sharnl, the Chanal, began to make (the string)
Odfl and Madana both sat on the ground. §
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And SharrA made ready my Lord's bow ;
And Odii and MadanS. returned home.
The old mother kneaded the flour (for them)
Madana and Odii filled their quivers
The old father filled his ears with cotton :||
" my Lord, my son, if thou go, then fight in the rear."
85 Odil and Madana were both ready.
Then they put on their clothes and bound on their
turbans
And both their parents began to caress them.
My Lord having put on his clothes went into tha
verandah
At that same moment his babe K§,chhi sneezed ;1[
40 And the Lord Madana knew that he would be defeated.
"1 shall not return alive from the fight at Mael,
(thought he)."
* This is Odil and Madana's complaint. f In Chael.
t Because he would have to work for nothing for the chiefs.
§ To watch him. ||
That he might not hear the bad news,
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A very bad omen.
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