The legends of the Panjâb

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Jab snnke mirg bh§.gkar chale, ji
Eaja Parag ne ghora dabtake ghera pay^, ji,
Tin-min karen jawab, ji
Tin sau satb mirgant se mar lo do cbar^ ji,"
Jis din ka klielan laga shikar, ji,
Mirgani pe kabhi chot nahin kare |
Tarkash men se kani Raja nikSili, ji
Dharke ji par mirg ke sar par tikave, ji.
Uchhalke mirg zamin par ave, ji
to bay.
All things could speak their mind !
Said the black-doe to Raja Parag
" Raja Parag, hungry hast thou come to the hunt
466 LEGENDS OF THE PANJAB.
695 Sat Jug sache pahire barten, ji
Sohan mirgani Raja Parag ko samjhave ji:
" Raja Parag, tu bhukha aya shikar ka, ji
700 Bole Raja Parag, " Suno, mirgani, ji
Mirgani phir kare jawab, ji :
" Tin sau sath mirg§,ni ka yeh ik sardar, ji,
mare hire mirg, ji."
705 Je yeh mar gaya, tin sau sath mirgani rand hojaii, ji,"
When he heard this the buck bounded off.
And Raja Parag galloped his horse and brought him
695 It was the virtuous time of the Golden Age :
Out of 360 does slay three or four."
700 Said Raja Parag, " Hear, thou doe :
Prom the day I began to hunt
I have never (even) wounded a doe : I have slain the
black-buck."*
. Again spake the doe
" This is the lord of 360 does ;
705 If this one die 360 does will be widowed."
The RSja took an arrow from his quiver
Aiming it he struck the buck on the head.
Bounding up the buck fell on the ground :
* This sense oi Mrd mirg comes out clearly here.