The legends of the Panjâb

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478 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
885 Sir ka tukra urke juti men para, ji.
Jab Raja ne juti pahine mairi ne marke Raji Parag ko
ger dia, ji.
Ai teri beti, mujh ko paida kia, ji.
Tin bachan lekar Dhartmandal ko bhij dia, ji:
' Phir yehan aya, to jita na ckhorurij ji.' "
890 Kaja Basak itni sunke gabhara gaya, ji.
Dastana baja, RSja Jado "Vakil ko bulave, ji.
Raja ke pas Jado Vakil aya, ji,
Raj§, Basak zar-zar roe, ji
" Dhar dastana aisS, bajao, ji,
895 Ast kulian ko buMo, ji."
Sara bhaichara bulake Kachahri lagai, ji.
Nangi tegh, pan ka bira Kachahri men raklia, ji
Bhaion se araz lagave, ji
" Bhaij sahansar Nagan ki beti, ji,
885 My head flew up and fell into bis shoe.
When the Raja put on his shoe I bit Raja Parag and
threw him down.
Thy daughter came, and brought me to life.
Taking an oath of me thrice (in the name) of God she
sent me to Dhartmandal,
(Saying) Come ' here again and I will not let thee go
alive.' "
890 Hearing this Raja Basak was astonished.
The Raja clapped his hands and called Jado the Ambassador.
Jado the Ambassador came to the RajS.
Raja Basak wept bitterly: (saying),
" So (loudly) clap thy hands,
895 That thou call the eight families."
Calling all the kinsfolk he held his Court.
He placed the naked sword and the betel leaves in the
Court,
And he besought his kinsfolk
" Brethren, the daughter of a thousand Nags,