The legends of the Panjâb

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490 LEGENDS OP THE PANJAB.
Uthake Eanl Niwal Dai pe Ike, ji.
Nim mangakar jhara de^ ji.
1075 Jitne manliar tlie sab chalae, ji.
Jiwan Nag ke kate ko ik manfcar nahin chala, ji.
Tin roz men Eaja ki kaya suj gai, ji.
Eani to lacMr Mi, ji.
Likhke cHtthi sanani sawar ko di, ji.
1080 " Mere hhld, ji, Dhanthar Bald pe le jk, ji. "
Ohitthi Dhantliar pe gai, ji
" Yehari Eaj^ ki kaya bahine lagi, ji."
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Kapra uthake dekhe Niwal Dai.
Kaya se pani bahi, ji.
1085 Phor donon hath ki churi
" Eaja mera samp ne khaya !
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Taking it up they brought it to Princess Niwal Dai.
Calling for nim* leaves she made a charm.
1076 She applied all the charms (she had).
No charm prevailed against the bite of Jiwan the N^g.
In three days the Eaja's body began to swell.
The Princess became undone.
Writing a letter she gave it to a camel-rider, (saying),
1060 " Take it, my friend, to Dhanwantar, the Leech."
The letter went to Dhanwantar.
"The Eaja's corpse here has begun to ooze," (said the
letter)
Song.
Lifting the cerements Niwal Dai saw
Water oozing from the body.
1085 She tore off the bracelets from both her wrists, (saying,)
" A snake (Nag) hath bitten my Rajl ! "
* See line 786.