The legends of the Panjâb

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PEINCESS NIWAL DA!. 443
Batti abhran, soMh singeir mangwa do, ji
Nau Ekh ki cMnri mangwd do, ji.''
340 Raj4 Bdsak ne sab kuclili paida kia, ji,
Aur sab Niwal Dai ko dia, ji.
Thandd jal garam kare, ji
Chandan chauki mangSive, ji
DaM pbulel Rani mangle, ji
345 Ang male, tan nhave ji
Nhave dhove Karfce PArakh ko sblsh niwave, ji.
SoMh aingar, batti dbhran lave, ji
Bal bal moti, tal tal hir4 parove, ji
Har, hameli, tat, bichhli, anbat, bichhave, ji
350 Paunte, pazeb, jhanjan, pahiae, ji
MAtba bandi sindhur ki, nain siyahi lave, ji
Sir par salu Dakhani le liS., ji
Get me the 32 jewels and the 16 ornaments *
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Get me a kerchief worth nine Wchsf (of rupees)."
340 Raja Basak procured all (she asked for).
And gave them all to Niwal Dai.
Cold water was warmed,
A sandal-wood chair was placed.
And the Princess sent for curds and perfumes,
345 And she anointed her body and bathed her person.
Bathing and washing she bowed her head to the Creator.
They brought her the 16 ornaments and the 32 jewels.
She put the pearls
into her hair and the diamonds into
her locks
She put on the necklace and the forehead ornaments,
the anklets and the toe-rings :
350 She put on the anklets and the foot ornaments.
She put the vermilion (spot) on her forehead and the
lampblack to her eyes
She put the DakhaniJ kerchief on her head
* The full gala dress of a girl in a villager's ideas.
t Rupees 900,000.
J Southern Indian : a very vague term in the Panjab.