Indian Antiquary Vol 04

SR No.: 032496
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jas Burgess
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 410
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
NOVEMBER, 1875.
kar's," which I don't believe. The principal one, about thirty feet square, has walls six feet thick pierced with windows, not only in the four sides, but at the angles also; a tour de force which requires good masonry, as the outermost angles of the walls are left quite without vertical support above the windows. There is a pretty tomb at Parola. I think it was in it that a friend of mine discovered an inscription interest. ing if not antique:- Private - --,--Com-
pany - Battalion 1st Royal Scots. On the sober tack till St. Patrick's day; 2nd March 1818." The Royal Scots formed part of Sir T. Hislop's force which reduced this country in that yoar. I don't think there are any ancient remains of any sort in the Satpura except the tank on the Jusan Mal hill, said to have been made by the god Goraknath, and a few forts, which, with all the other old forts in the district, are ascribed to the mythical Gauli Raj.*
SPECIMENS OF THE MAITHILI OR TIRHUTI DIALECT OF TIRHUT.
BY S. W. FALLON, PH.D. Halle, INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS. Rám ka byáh. [Mixed Tirhůti.]
The marriage of Ráma. Aj sobha Janak mandir,
This day is Janki's palace bright, - Chal-ahut dekhan chahu, he!
Comc, hasten all who will and see! Subla ghari, subh dîn mangal,
Auspicious hour, auspicious day of joy! Harakhi sakal samaj, he!
Rejoice the whole assembled throng! Janki ka dulah Raghubar
Janki's bridegroom, Raghubar, Dhanukh tutal aj, he!
The bow hath broke this day. Paral nagar hakâr ghar ghar,
In all the town, from house to house, Chalali gáini niri, he
[Joyful] huzzas arose and spread. Saji dila, pân, chânan,
The women singing go along, Dip chau-mukh lesi, he!
(10) With pán and chandan neatly placed, Kahu sakhi lel dübhi, akchhat,
And four-wicked lighted lamp; Kâhu anjan hath, he !
Some maidens bear the club and rice, Kahu sir par kalast mangal,
And some the lamp-black in their hands; Chal-ahu jahan Raghunath, he!
Some joyous kalas bearing on their heads: Pratham subh subh gâwi sa kli sabhi, (15) Go all to where is Raghunath. Del chanan, pân, he!
First all the maids their benisons sing, Chất mari, uthải ân-al,
[Then] betel-leaf and chandan give. Dhail subh-dhani nâk, he!
The women slap and bring him in. Chalali sabhe gaj-râj kamini,
The leader (then) doth pull his nose. Del sindur dhår, he!
(20) With elephantine grace the loveÂni thak, bak, påt, bhalari,
Inspiring train all move along, Del chitâur-hår, he!
Dropping sendár a line they trace. Janki ke půr-al manorath,
[Then make they sport of him as thus :-) Janak sahit samáj, he.
A thal: [is rattled in his ear]S, Joti Narain hirdai harkhit,
(25) (05
A cotton bird [before him's thrown), Dev båjan baj, he!
On plantain stem and leaves [feet-squeczed],
* I have here to correct an error in the former part lelik ke bil-ke. 11 Lel, H. l. of these notes, p. 109, where the scientific name of Kalay, a ghara of water, containing also a sprig (pallo) the common Maina is given as Graculus religiosit. It is of a mango branch, a betel-nat, and a silver or copper coin,
tenidotheres tristis: Graculus religiosa is, I think, the black with some tyre (dahi) encircled with leaves placed on the Mina with yellow wattles. I find, too that Mr. Loch, in his cover, and a garland of flowers hung round the neck of the Historical Account of Ahmadnagar, Nasik, and Khandesh, ghara. 15 Gawi, having sung, H. ga-ke. 16 del, H. dyl. P. 5) derives the name Dandis or Dåndea from Prince 17 chat, H. chaineta ; in-al, H. le Aye. 18 dha-il, seized, Daniyal; son of the Emperor Akbar, who ruled the country Eust H. dnar lya ; subh-dhani, the leader of the company in 1600 A.D. and following years.
of women. 21 dni, H. 18-ke; thak, H. dibba, or box with a + The figures in this and the following notes refer to the pebble in it; bak, heron, paddy-bird, H. bagla (of cotton); lines.-2 Chal-abu. H. chalo. 6 tat-al, H. tora. 7 par-al, bhálar, the stem of the plantain, H. kele bir. 22 H. para ; hakêr, noise, report, H. ha-ha-kår :- In this word chituur, a strong-scented flower, said to cause fainting, we have the derivation of harkara, a messenger. 8 Cha- ! H. chita, Plumbago Zeylanica. 23 púr-al, H. pura hua. Jali, II. chali. 10 Lezi, having lighted, H. (lakh flame) S He is requested to mind that he must obey his wife.