VoJ. VI, No. 2.] Murgk-Nama. 83 



[N.S.] 



After fifteen days when the cock has recovered from its 

 wound let it be fought for two pant with the unmuzzled dalba, 

 and act as described above. After twenty-two days let the 

 trainer fight his cock three panl and act as before. After forty 

 days let him fight four panl, and lastly after an interval five 

 pant. After fighting five panl, he should foment the cock's 

 face with a small bag of halwa, and dipping a pad into the hot 

 liquid application he should foment the loins, the hip- joints, 

 both the shoulder joints, the breast, and between the legs as 

 described before. After this evening fomentation, he should 

 feed the cock on halwa, or on bread dipped in fresh milk. In 

 the morning he should again foment in the same manner, and, 

 mixing some of the best missi l in wine should heat it on the 

 fire and paint the cock's face thickly with it. Increase gradu- 

 ally the number of pant up to eleven, acting as just described. 

 Then fight your cock for a wager with someone, having first 

 put it on dry food 2 , and please God the cock of your antago- 

 nist will be unable to face yours. 



Just before fighting your cock, you (being in a state of 

 ceremonial purity), should repeat once into each of its ears the 

 words "Allah the Immutable " and exhale your breath, and 

 if it please God Most High your cock will never deteriorate. 



Should your cock show signs of flight then give it this 

 badriqa s [reinforcement I] : — 



Musk one masha, tabashlr* three mashas, small cardamom- 

 three mashas : pound and put in a paper. Take of juice of 

 Indian sweet fennel seed two ounces and put it in a vessel. 

 When you see that your cock intends flight, first give it two 

 mashas of the powdered medicine, and then two tolas of the 

 juice. Your cock will go mad and will never quit the field. 



When you wish to cease fighting your cock and to pair 

 him with a hen do so, but pair him with a mature hen 6 , but 

 this must be in the warm days of spring. You must not mate 

 your cock with a young hen. 6 



beneficial for the teeth. It turns the 



1 Missi, a powder (compound 



filings, vitriol, etc.), supposed to be 



teeth black. 



a Rukha karria is to stop feeding on halwa and butter, etc., and t 



feed on bajra, etc. 



5 A Persian word meaning t4 a vehicle m medicine ; a .rrective or 



any thine prescribed to be taken with medicine." ^ 



* Tabashlr, a silicious substance found in the interior of the hollow 

 terns of some bamboos, chiefly Bambusa arundinacea. In moder 



Arabic tabashir means chalk. . , 



6 Pakhat; of 3 or 6 years old. The hen will cert ami y desire , 

 attentions of the cock in spring ; only a few game hens will . ite in the 



cold weather. , . , . ■ . rvu~mm. 



6 Pattha masc. and patthl fern., i.e., chicks about a j »ld. These 



lers. 



