196 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. {May, 1912. 
He is sto of a melancholic disposition. Hence, at 
one and the e time, he diverts himself with several dis- 
tractions, mich as slewing polo (chogua) on horseback,' witness- 
ing fights between wild ‘elephants, buffaloes, stags, cocks, rams, 
] 
and dance in the air,’ and takes much pleasure in all sorts 
of birds and other curious things. Sometimes he assists at 
dances and tumbling feats. He finds also much recreation 
with his ne and keeps dancing elephants and camels. 
But, in the midst of all these diversions, he is in a perpetual 
whirl of business pe foyesokeny 
e takes counsel in private with certain vazirs of nel 
council, but decides alone ad: by himself. He makes know 
to them his decisions saying, ‘‘ It will be good to do this, or 
bunny ’? And they all answer, ‘‘Peace to the King.’’ And if 
one makes any objection, 7 listens graciously, aes 
pana: whether he will do or not what is put forward. Some- 
times, too, he abandons Mae he had proposed. 
He is very fon hunting wild animals, of which 
there are many in his ceutical such as gazelles, stags, meirus,° 
wild goats, hares, etc. He hunts with ounces (leopards), 
because he has no grey-hounds or mastiffs, and but few harriers.® 
He does not care much for hawking ;7 yet, he has plenty 
of birds of prey for hawking, and setting-dogs and water- 


another.” is pad or ota Blochmann s by 
equitatu vtring; di isposito (vt fit in ludo I[talis dicto sueueli) exercet 
se ligneis pilis vltro neane batillo ad id a ue a reverberandis 
terré nunquam attingant, nam que pars causam dederit, vt terram 
ieekingst; ea Perec cedit from ”* Cf. Histor. i fol, 9¥ , or in the 
=< ed., where we find the word chi 
re at 252- ren speaks of gladiators and wrestlers. On deer 
fights,» see tbid., 1.2 = 
5 Pigeon-flying was a - vourite pastime of Akbar’s. Cf. 
e 
lus vement en over i 
full T hak. If this circular turn not completely carried out. the 
movement is oes katif taisoatdacy ste is held in no esteem. Baz 
as 29 zadan (lying on the back with the Pipi beeen. 
d quickly t round, in Hindi kala)..... Some pigeons 
per er ella: she saci and kh, Se A gare stupefied to the pont 
This i fog called guliilah and is disliked.” “oD , 
* See Ain, I, 153-156. ‘On the Succe in which His M regis 
spends his ——— pers himselfe in divers fens sel pele 
arts 
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