46 MANTRA GAJAH. 



Tali Tahaifi — A rattan collar round the elephant's neck, by 

 means of which a rattan rope {tali chawak firmly 

 binds a half trained elephant up to a trained animal. 

 It is used when a half trained elephant is first allowed 

 out of the stocks. When the elephants are tied closely 

 together, the term is Chawak linba. When the ele- 

 phant is getting broken in, a little distance is allowed 

 between it and the other animal, and the term is 

 Chawak Puchong. Last of all, when the elephant is 

 quite tame the animals are separated by a consider- 

 able length of rattan which is considered as little 

 more than a more precaution. This is known as Cha- 

 wak Wai. 



Sedang — The technical term for the progress of an elephant's 

 instruction. 



Pancharuan — A short stick tipped with a sharp piece of iron. 



It is only used to " remind " the elephant. A longer 

 stick tipped in the same way with iron is called a 

 tanjak, and is used to hurt the animal. Both pan- 

 charuan and tanjak are unlike the goad (kosa) with 

 which the trained elephant is driven. 



Pulang Pohun — " The return of the season." The term for the 

 twelvemonth which should elapse between an elephant's 

 being put in the chelong and its first having a rengka 

 (pannier) put on it, 



BaraK:— During this twelvemonth, the elephant is known as 

 Gajah Barak. At the end of the period, when the 

 new rengka has been put on the animal with all due 

 ceremonies, the gambala takes the animal from house 

 to house calling out " barak " " barak," and everyone 

 gives him something, a little rice, some fruit or a 

 fowl. 



At the end of the day, the elephant driver gives a 

 feast to his friends. ■ 



Patih Kosa — The technical expression for an animal that is 

 perfectly obedient to the goad. 



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