The legends of the Panjâb

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PRINCESS NIWAL DaI. 511
Jab main batlaun, ji."
Eaja ne tin bachan Thakur ke die, ji.
Mata kahe, " meri chhatise utaro, ji."
1415 Chhati se utarkar baith gaya, ji.
M^ta ne kaghaz, qalam^ daV^t mangai, ji:
" Mujh se tin bachan Thakur ke likh de, ji."
R^ja ne tin bachan Thakur ke likh die, ji.
Boli, " main R§,ja Basak ki beti, ji.
1420 Tera pita Raja P^rag, ji.
Tera pita mar gay§,, ji.
Chhah mahine ba'd tu paida hua, ji."
Raja Janmeji bole, ji
" Babal mera kis maraz men mafa, ji
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1425 Boli mata, " mera pita Basak, ji
Us ki kaya bigar gai, ji.
Mera pita ko faujiin ne jawab de dia, ji.
And I will tell thee."
The Raja gave her his oath (in the name) uf God
thrice.
Spake his mother, " Get thee off my breast."
1415 He got off her breast and sat down.
His mother sent for pen, ink and paper, (saying)
" Write me thine oath thrice (in the name) of God."
The Raja wrote down his oath thrice (in the name) of
God.
Said she, " I am the daughter of R^ja Basak :
1420 Thy father was Raja Parag.
Thy father died.
Six months afterwards thou wast born."
Said Raj4 Janmeji
" For what reason did my father die "
1425 Said his mother, " My father Raja B^sak
Became foul of his body.
His servants foreswore him.