Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 45
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications
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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
Khájila bharvasa ila pahilya pasûna.
Yevade bolne aikle Bhimi Niyakâna: "Sutale chikar punha thevane dusmana pramaņa. "
Bhima Nayakache kâhe dile modûna ! Khâjiane vairî thevile apulya hâtâna.
Ek divas chalalu angholi kârina, Te chaughe shipúi sangati ghevûna. Bardia khâli nålyavar gele utarûna.
Anghol manli Khaji Nayakana. Shirichya rumal thevila kî hûna. Dandi che te tait thevile soduna. Gaivar vy ghra taple te chaughe jana.
Aughol karûn karî Bhagvantâ che dhyana. Mauli goli dila thar karûna. Thadivar Khajia padala yeuna. Tyachi bahin dhavat ali race gali dharûna :
Ya Kajia vachûn vyarthi ammehe jîna. "
Kathina jabab dila tenblia tya Vilayatyana: "Dûr dûr, Bai, shir gheûde kapina. Shira sathi alo amhi he chaughe jana. " Magûn ghav marila, Jamadarana.
Yeka ghava madhyen bahîn bhau kele thar. Khajia Nayakache shir kapile chau deshi nav.
Tek:Dhuman Nayaka potin janamle sawâî Khâje Käv
Ingrajâshi gheûn laḍhâi chau deshin kele
ná v
[MARCH, 1916
Kajia Naik accepted their statement unhesitatingly.
But Bhima Naik said on hearing it:
"To re-engage dismissed servants is the same as harbouring an enemy.
But the Naik did not heed Bhima.
So Khajia kept his enemies of his own free will.
One day he went to bathe,
Taking the four sepoys with him.
He descended the hill and went to the stream.
Khajia got ready to bathe.
He took the turban off his head,
And the amulet on his arm he laid aside.
The four tigers were waiting quietly for the cow.
After bathing he began his prayers.
At this moment they shot him down, And Kajia fell from upon the bank. His sister came running up and put her arm round his neck weeping sorely. (Crying) Without Khajia life to us is valueless."
The Pathans harshly replied:
Stand aside, girl, let us cut off his head. We four have come for his head. " Then the Jamadar struck a blov. from behind.
With the same stroke brother and sister died.
By thus cutting off this Naik's head, they gained great fame.
Chorus: Thus did Khâjiâ Râv, son of Dhuman Nâik Gain a naine throughout the world by fighting the English.
Tevhan Khajia Nayakachi kanthi ghetli The Jamadar then took away Khajia Naik's Jamâdârâna: necklace.
Suvarnachi karê ghetlê tyachya bancihûnê.
While, another brother took away his golden bangle. Note, the third took away, his anklet and scarf.
Rumal tora dabala, pâhà tya tisaryane.
Khajia Nayakache shir kapile, paha, tya And see, how the fourth struck off Khajiâ chautyâne. Nâik's head.
Kumâlât te slur ghalûn châlile ghevûna.
Wrapping up the head in the scarf, they bore it away.
