Dohira
‘During the day, the thief made love with her whereas the swindler Went out to defraud.
‘At night the thief would go to steal and the swindler would come to meet her.(6)
Chaupaee
‘A row erupted on account of a handkerchief and the swindler
Managed to get seven hundred gold-coins.
‘Then came the turn of the thief and
I am going to tell you his story,(7)
‘That thief, then, came to the honourable’s house and
Despatched the gossiper to the angel of death.
‘He took with him the red turban and
Other clothes and talked to the Shah.(8)
Dohira
‘One who took the red turban, made the trousers to be taken off,
‘And saved the life of the Shah, the woman should go to him.(9)
‘The one who, with red clothes, reached the place where no one else could go,
‘And the one who saved the life of the Shah, the woman should be given to him.’(10)
Chaupaee
Next day the court settled and the Shah assigned that woman to the thief.
Next day the court settled and the Shah assigned that woman to the thief.
(People) praised this very much and gave lot of wealth to them.(11)
Dohira
The justice brought back Raj Mati, and the swindler was banished,
And all this transpired through the murder of the gossiper and the stealing of the clothes.(l2)(1)
Thirty-ninth Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with Benediction. (39)(744)
Dohira
There lived a Jat (peasant) in the jungle along with is quarrelsome wife.
She never did what he told her to do, rather she swore at him.(1)
Chaupaee
Sri Diljan Mati was her name and the husband was known as Achal Dev.
Sri Diljan Mati was her name and the husband was known as Achal Dev.
He was always scared of her and never tried to beat her.(2)
Dohira
Where there is the confluence of the rivers Beas and Satluj,
They used to lived there; he was the headman of the place.(3)
Chaupaee
Whatever the husband wanted to do, the wife would not let him.
What he did not want to do, with due care of his honour, she would do it.(4)
What he did not want to do, with due care of his honour, she would do it.(4)
The day for commemoration of his dead parents came, and he wanted to solemnize the occasion for his father,
The day for commemoration of his dead parents came, and he wanted to solemnize the occasion for his father,
He conveyed her his intention negatively, not to observe the day, but she insisted must to adhere (to the ritual).(5)
He conveyed her his intention negatively, not to observe the day, but she insisted must to adhere (to the ritual).(5)
Arrangements were made for the commemoration and the Brahmin priest were called for meals.
Arrangements were made for the commemoration and the Brahmin priest were called for meals.
The husband told like this, ‘These priest should not be given any alms.’(6)
‘No’ she said without any hesitation, ‘I will definitely give each one of them a coin of takka.
‘No’ she said without any hesitation, ‘I will definitely give each one of them a coin of takka.
‘Don’t check me as I will definitely give them alms and I will shave your head off (put you in shame) and blacken your face (for thinking meanly)’.(7)
‘Don’t check me as I will definitely give them alms and I will shave your head off (put you in shame) and blacken your face (for thinking meanly)’.(7)
All the priests were entertained with meals and they bid farewell with meals and they bid farewell with sufficient amount of money.
All the priests were entertained with meals and they bid farewell with meals and they bid farewell with sufficient amount of money.
He, then, told his wife to observe the tradition of Shastras.’(8)
Dohira
The stream near the village was so fast, she had never conceived
Never harking to anyone, the woman put herself in trouble.(9) .
Chaupaee
The Jat was rightly furious and planned to get rid of her.
He determined to kill her in water and, thus, become free of the daily skirmishes.(10)
He designed a scheme and asked her not to go to her parental home,
As, he had suggested that he would give her a rope (to cross over the stream) 11
But she said that she would definitely go and would go without the rope,