Indian Antiquary Vol 36

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[FEBRUARY, 1907
The Plaud section claims descent from the (vi) Ladharia, from ladhár, a kind of tree. saint Pallava, whose name is derived from (vii) Ghurl, a wild goat ; 80-called because ita
sallava, or leaf, because be used to worship progenitor cried like one. under the leaves of a lanyau tree.
(viii) Khajara, date-palm (cf. the Brahman The Masun claims descent from a child born section of this name ); 80-called because its when his mother because sati, at the chhatá or founder was born under a date-palm. masán, "burning-place."
(ix) Khatta; from khattá, a kind of tree: for The Jaur& section deriven its origin from the a similar reason. simultaneous birth of a boy and a serpent called Brahmans. In Ambala the Brahmans have a jaurá. The serpent died, but the boy two almost certainly totemistic sections : survived, and bis descendants, who are of this gót, (i) Pile Bheddt, or vellow wolver ao called still reverence the serpent.
because one of the ancestors was saved by Brahmans. Among the NagarkotiA Briha she-wolf, and so they now worship a wolf at mans of the Kangra District certain snake weddings. sections have already been noted. In addition to (i) Sarinhe. - They are said to have once these, the Batehru (Pakka and Kachchha) taken refuge under a sarin tree, and they now have the following sections :
show reverence to it. (i) Chappal, an insect; no explanation is Bajputs. - The Rajputs in this District have forthcoming.
a gốt whose names (sic) end in palás (now (ii) Sugga, a parrot; no explanation is forth- corrupted into Prakash), because their ancestors coming.
once in time of trouble took refuge under a dhák (iii) Bhángwarin, fr. bhängar, a kind of tree.
tree. Their women still veil their faces before (iv) Khajure Dogre: Date-palm Dogar, .
a dhák, and it is also worshipped at marriages,
&c., by them. section founded by a man who planted a garden of date palme, and which originated in the Dogra
Jats - In Mianwali, a district on the Indus, country on the borders of Jammu.
the Jats have a sept, which is thus deseribed :(v) Ghabra, a rascal; one who earns his living The Thinds, who are owners in several by fair means or foul.
villages near Leiah, say they were originally Mahajang. - Among the Mahajans of Kangsa Chugbattas, but a boy of that family was found the following sections have been noted :
by the Pir, greased or buttered all over, with
insects clinging to him. The Pir said: “They (i) Bherd, said to be derived from bedhi, 'ewe'.
bave buttered you well," and he was called (ii) Makkersu, said to be from makki, a bee.
Thind thereafter." (iii) Koháru, an axe or chopper.
Chhimbas. - The Chhimbas of Maler Kotla Ghirths. - Among the Ghirths of Kångra have the four following gôts, regarding which no the following may also be noted :
traditions are fortheoming :(i) Pathrala, founded by a leaf-seller (pattu, Dadda, frog or toad. Khurpa, trowel. leaf):
Thuan, seorpion. Laura, penis. (ii) Khóra, founded by a woman whose child
Wasirs. - In Kob&t the custom among the was born under a thér tree.
Wazirs is that after the birth of the first-born (iii) Banyana, founded by a woman whose child, the mother walks out of the house, and child was born under a ban or oak.
names the child after the object, such as a tree, (iv) Dadda, founded by a woman whose child animal, insect, &c., that first catches her sight. was born near a bamboo, and laid on the tree. For instance, one tribe, the Gidar Khel, is so (v) Khunla, an animal of some kind. The
called after the jackal. name was given to a cbild as a token of affection.
H. A. Rose. Hence his descendants are still called by the name.
May 31st, 1906.
1 Lit., 'twin.'
? Not in the Punjabi Dictionary of Bhai Maya Singh. * Thindi = greasy or buttored.cf. p. 66 of O'Brion'. Mullani Glonary.