He resolved in his mind, ‘I will not now leave any wealth for her.’(5)
Dohira
He wrote a letter on behalf of the lover,
And through a friend sent to the woman.(6)
Chaupaee
When he opened the whole letter and read it
When she listened to the letter and hearing the lover’s name she embraced it.
Yar wrote this to him
The lover had expressed that, without her he was in great distress.(7)
This was also written in the letter
It was mentioned in the letter, ‘I am lost without you,
Take my face yourself
‘Now you must take care of me and send me some money to enable me to live.’(8)
Dohira
Listening to all this, the foolish woman was very much delighted,
And thought, ‘I am very lucky that my lover has remembered me.’(9)
Chaupaee
Sent someone and explained this to the woman
The woman told the messenger, ‘I have explained in the letter,
That will come back at dawn
‘He should come early in morning at the back of the house and clap his hands twice.’(10)
When (you) will hear (the sound of) clapping with your ears
‘When I will hear the clap with my own ears, I will immediately proceed to the place.
Put the bag on the wall.
‘I will place the bag (containing money) on the wall and, I insist, he must take it away.(11)
In the morning he clapped his hands.
In the morning he clapped his hands, which the lady heard,
(He) placed the bag on the wall.
She placed the bag on the wall to collect, but unlucky one did not know the secret.(12)
Dohira
By repeating this action for six or seven time, she lost all her wealth,
And the foolish woman did not discern the real mystery.
Chaupaee
By this effort (that Gujjar) lost all the money.
Proceeding on this course, the Rani was made money-less.
(That) wealth did not come into the hands of Mitra.
Neither the friend attained anything rather he got his head shaved off without any purpose (faced humiliation).(14)(1)
Eighty-third Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed with Benediction. (83)(1487)
Dohira
In the country of Maharashtra, there lived a Raja named Maharashter.
He used to spend lavishly on the poets and learned men.(1)
Chaupaee
He had a patrani named Indra Mati.
Indra Mati was his senior Rani who was acclaimed to be most beautiful ill the world.
The king used to live in his residence.
Raja was always under her command and he would act the way she dictated.(2)
Dohira
Mohan Singh was the son of the Raja of the country of Dravid.