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THE MODERN LITERARY HISTORY OF HINDUSTAN. 
[§ 146. 
attended for six months the court of king Chhattr’ Sal (No. 197), of 
Par’na (Panna ). Thence he went to Sib Raj, the Sulayki, of Si tar a, 
where he was much honoured and received many times enormous 
presents for his works. On one occasion he got as much as five 
elephants and twenty-five thousand rupees for a single poem. His 
poems in honour of Sib Raj are the most famous of their class. 
Having exploited this monarch he returned home, and on his way 
passed through Par’na. Chhattr’ Sal, feeling himself quite unable to 
reward the poet as Sib Raj had done, instead of giving him money, 
helped with his own shoulder to carry him in his palankeen on his way. 
This occurrence is the origin of some of the poet’s most famous verses. 
After resting at home Bhukhan set out on a tour through Raj’putana, 
proclaiming the glory of Sib Raj. He finally found himself at Kumad, 
and recited a verse in honour of the king of the place. The king 
imagined that Bhukhan had come to look for a reward, and that all 
the story of his having been enriched by Sib Raj was pure invention: 
so he offered him a handsome present of elephants, horses, and money. 
To this Bhukhan replied:—“I hunger 1 not for this. I came only to 
learn if Sib R,aj’s fame had penetrated here or not.” 
His principal works are (1) Sib Raj Bhukhan, (2) Bhukhan Hajara, 
(3) Bhukhan Ullas, and (4) Dukhan Ullas. Seventy short pieces by 
him in all styles are included in the Hajara of Kalidas Tribedi. 
146. Nlati Ram Tripathi, of Tik’ma- 
pur, district Kanh’pur. FI. cir. 1650—1682 A.D. 
Nir., Rag., Sun., Sat. He was brother of Chintamani Tripathi 
(No. 143). He led a wandering life, going from one royal court 
to another. 
His best works are (1) Lai it Lai am, a work on rhetoric, which he 
wrote in the name of Raw Bhaw Siygh, of Bundi (1658—1682; cf. 
Tod, ii, 489; Calc, ed ii, 527); (2) Chhand Sar, a treatise on prosody, 
in the name of Fatih Sahi, the Bundela of Srinagar; and (3) Ras 
Raj (Rag.), a treatise on lovers. See Garcin de Tassy, i, 332. 
147. •T’nT Raja Sambhu Nath Siygh Sulayki 
alias Sambhu Kabi, alias Nath Kabi, alias Nrip Sambhu, of Sitdrd. 
FI. cir. 1650. 
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