The legends of the Panjâb

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420 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
20 Raja B^sak ke p^s lay^.
Bawan sum nachkarke paure pair dharave ;
Sukh asan ave.
Dhartmandal se ghoia daptaya,
Clihejke biha-diini jangal jar men aya.
25 Akar Raja Basak ne mirg uthaya
Mirgan ke dar ko lalkara machaya.
Jab mirg bhagkar chale
Raj& Basak ne gtera payS..
Jis waqt tarkash men se kaani nik&ll,
30 Ji par takai
Jorke mirg ke sir meri lagai
Uchalke mirg zamin par ae :
Parde parde ki jan hawwa ho gat.
Rdja ghore se niche kve :
35 Khise men hath paeke chaqu nikali. ;
20 And brought it to RajR Basak.
Bending his left leg he put his foot in the stirrup,*
And sat at ease.
Galloping the horse from Dhartmandal,
And spurring it he came into thick and boundless forest.
25 There Raja Basak put up some deer,
And shouted at the herd of deer.
When the deer ran off
RSja Basak brought them to bay.
Drawing an arrow from his quiver
30 He took aim.
Taking aim he struck a deer on the head ;
And bounding up the deer fell upon the ground :
And its life went out as it fell.
The Raja came down from his horse.
35 Putting his hand into his pocket he drew out a knife,
* It is lucky to mount -witli the left foot.