Indian Antiquary Vol 16

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 65

FEBRUARY, 1887.]
EARLY ACCOUNT OF THE DAKHAN.
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of them put their husbands up to mischief." | was accompanied by presents to the bride-elect's The men amused themselves in hunting wild father. 154 Parents disposed of their daughters' animals ;155 and the hunters used knives to des- hands : 195 and the brides received dowries on patch their game.15o Sons conducted the family their marriage ;196 in the instance of the Pandyan affairs when their fathers became infirm. 160 princess it consisted of elephants, horses, Coercion was employed against recalcitrant debt- chariots, and slaves.157 Marriages were accomors, or as a means of extortion.161 Amongst their panied with feasting, which sometimes lasted recreations they had theatrical exhibitions." for several days; 1" and large numbers of friends They decorated their streets on festive occasions were entertained on these occasions. The nearest with triumphal arches, flags, plantain-trees, and consanguineous relationship was no bar to festoons of flowers.163 They communicated with marriage.159 Irregular marriages were not ships making for their shores, and amongst reprobated, though they had their disadvanthemselves on land, by means of signal-flags tages; and the unrecognised wife could be put floating from high masts.164 They used leaf- away at pleasure, though not without some platters and dishes at their meals and water- provision for her maintenance.191 The trade of jugs for drinking:165 and they had caskets, and the courtezan was under state control ;192 and platters, and other household vessels which it was carried on without dishonour.198 The . were sometimes made of gold.66 They had remarriage of widows and separated wives was umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun.267 permissible :1" and a husband's absence for They used horses both for riding and driving, three years constituted his wife a widow.155 and trained elephants :165 and they fed their The various employments of the people horses on paddy and corn, and sometimes on are frequently referred to both directly and aromaticgrain. When they travelled they used indirectly: and when the products of their littera, 110 and sedan-chairs,171 and palanquins different industries are mentionedl, their proand carringes, and wagons' and carts for ducers and their occupations are virtually n. their goods. They employed both maleand female kernelled within the names of these mele domestic servants;*6 and the institution of do. Their commercial pursuits have already be mestic slavery prevailed in Laļa,"" in the Pand- noticed above. There are traditions also of yan kingdom, 18 and in Ceylou.""'When they died their agricultural pursuits: they plonghel and their bodies were burned ; and though in one cultivated the land ;16--they grew rice and of the legends corpses were in danger of being other food-grins," and flax and cotton, exposed, so this was only because there would be unless the fabrics of these two products were no survivors to perforin the funeral rites. made of imported material, and cocoannt,
We obtain some glimpses also of the marri. and plantains.?! They possessed herds of age customs of the Dakhan in Buddha's cattle** also, which they tended ; and they had. days. Marriage was preceded by betrothal.151 doga?c to watch them as well as for domestic The first overtures came from the bridegroom's ase. They cultivated flower-gardens, and side: 15% and in the case of princes they were vegetable and fruit-gariens;2's and they made initiated by their ministers.15The proposal bouquets and wove garlands and festges207
151 Man. Bud. 334 : Sacr. Bls. X. (pt. 2), 181. 14 Turn. 39.
150 Ni-yu-ki, II. 239, 2:19. 10 Ibid. 241.
102 Min. Bud. 33 1. 119 Man. Bad. 55.
169 Düll. 40. 144 See note 45 above, p. 50.145 T . 1. 49. 100 Term. 3, 4. See also above. 13: Min. Ditd. 909.
261 Uph. II. 176: Tarn. 51: Rom. Hist. Bul. 332, 337 : ante, XIII. 37, 46. 17.
140 Rom. Hist. B . 337: ante, XITI. 46. 110 man. Bd. 260.
11 Upl. II 21. 119 Ban. Buil. 209. 13 Turn. 31 : Sivuki, II. 2:36. 2 Man. Bid. 259.
is tudt, 101. 14 T . 43, 51:ante, XIII. 35. 117 tiste, XIII. 35. 19 Thrn 51. W, 57, 58.170 Term. 51: antu, XIII. 16. 140 Man. Bu 57 . 191 S-u.. II. 236. 119 Uph. II. 175: Turn, 31, 5. 143 tip. II. 175:7wrn. 31, 55. 19. Eph. I. 70; II. 173: Zur. 51, 55. 295 Turn. 19, 51.37 336 Tr. 51. 15? Turn. 51.
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