358 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVIII, 
Quando se casan los Bra- 
menes, se hazen tambien mu- 
d ‘ 
santas. La forma de_ su 
casam°® consiste en poner el 
marido vn poco de aroz crudo 
misturado con alegria en la. 
frente de la muger v la muger 
en la del hombre y con 
esto quedan casados, y todas 
y si se ajuntan, pierden la 
casta q’ es cosa entre ellos de 
grande pena, y q’ les cuesta 
mucho tornar a resceberlos en 
generales a todos los q’ an de 
ir, en los quales, por muchas 
iguerias q’ aja, todas se an de 
poner delante a cada vno por 
si, antes q’ comiencen a co- 
mer, y puestas, el Boto haze 
sus ceremonias, y el p® del 
oy 
noiue, y dan lic" p* comer. 
When the Bramenes marry, 
many ceremonies are als 
served, which cannot ES 
written down, J 
are holy. The form! of their 
marriage consists in that the 
‘alegria.’* Therewith they 
are married, and al) the other 
ceremonies serve as ornament, 
the ceremonies lasting five 
days, during which, although 
they sleep in the same be 
they must keep chastity ; and, 
if they have intercourse, they 
monies to be received back in- 
to it. [Fol. 152r|] The Bo- 
tos make all these ceremonies 
general ee for all those 
who have to take part. In 
these banquets, all the viands, 
however many, must be set in 
front of each one before they 
r 
the father of the bridegroom, 
and thev give leave to eat. 



d ‘form’ seems to 
be used in the Sicha taal me ‘ 
‘ form’ pp to ‘ matter 
d i r 
sent and wees the contra 
2 (Bo 
Hiecaas orienta é, 5 
ade of sesamum and hone. 
d 
gu ew ed., Par 
(18177?). The ages co 
might also mean ede: 
not in our context. 
ale * 
but 

