Indian Antiquary Vol 41

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN, ANTIQUARY
them from marching quickly; some of his men wanted to take away the copper tiles with which the roof of the temple was covered; but they were not allowed even to touch them.
The Governor then ordered the troops to return by the same way they had come. He caused the two barrels to be hung on poles and carried alternately by eight slaves under the strict vigilance of Gracia de Sá.
Just at the time when the troops began to move, a rich Nair (the compeer of the jangade who had gone to assist the king of Cape Comorin), wearing gold bracelets and earrings and armed with sword and target, made his appearance on the spot accompanied by about a dozen Nairs finely dressed and well armed. Unmindful of their small number, they all made a daring attack on the Portuguese and died a heroic death without retreating even an inch. In spite of this misfortune, the native archers pursued the Portuguese on their way through the woods and harassed them to the utmost. At last, in the afternoon when they reached some open fields free from any woods, the archers left them. Then the Governor and his troops took rest near a fountain of excellent water and had some refreshment.
[OCTORER, 1912.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the Governor marched again with his troops quite in a different direction and went to another big temple which was also covered with copper tiles. He found in it a big stump of wool which was said to contain plenty of money. The Governor ordered it to be rooted up and loading it on the shoulders of some black men, carried it to the bank of the river, whence they passed to an island. There, in the presence of all his men, he broke it open, and found in it a number of silver coins of little value, which he threw among the troops who scrambled for them.20
The Governor then publicly expressed his regret at undertaking this expedition which, as he said, put him to much expense and gave much trouble to his troops and brought no gain in return except a gold vessel worth about two thousand pardaos. He aided that the king his master was greatly deceived by the men in India in making him believe that great wealth would be found in that temple. His men, however, did not believe his tale, which they thought to be a gross lie invented to avoid making payments to them. They, therefore, bore a grudge against him and cursed him bitterly.
The Governor fell ill at this island and was bled three times. When he got better he went to Quilon and thence to Cochin with his whole fleet. From Cochin he proceeded to Goa.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO PANJABI LEXICOGRAPHY.
SERIES III.
BY H. A. ROSE, I.C.S.
(Continued from p. 213.)
Suklai: viscous extract of the bark of a hill-tree, generally the pila, bahal or falsa used to bring the scum to the top of boiling sugar-juice. Jullundur S. R. p. 120.
Sulani a prop. Jullundur S. R., p. 102.
Sular: leather-trousers, commonly worn by Râjpûts, etc.; also called chamkar. Kangra Gloss. Sultani: a well that reaches the real spring water. Karnal S. R., 1872-80, p. 159.
Sanga: sniffers; a class of men, generally holy faqirs, who are believed to be able to smell
sweet water below ground. Sirsa S. R., 1879-83, p. 178.
Sungal gåja: iron scourge. Chamba., Described in Oldham's Sun and Serpent, p. 98. Suni: a fish (Crassochilus reba). Karnâl S. R., p. 8. Sunji.ki-roti: supper: see under datidla. Sunkar: a coarse rice. Karnal S. R., 1872-80, p. 184.
20 Lendas da India, Vol. IV, Lenda de Martim Afonso de Souza, obap. XLIV.