1891.] 
Karl Marx- 
— Ha-shang 
English. 
Sobor. 
Saonda. 
Ant 
Juri 
Bobo 
Boat 
Dhondsa 
Voda 
Day 
Angiana 
Tamba 
Where 
Kon 
Tenga 
Without 
Guritke 
Yodita 
Near 
Hopora 
Yuya 
Much 
Birbarang 
Bari 
What 
Kate 
Yongado 
-rgyal-po and TJg-tad, a Dialogue. 37 
English. 
Sobor. 
Saonda. 
When 
Kote 
Yenga 
Bad 
Bogda 
Sedele 
White 
Tele 
Palu 
Small 
Dihing 
Doyina 
Thin 
Pandra 
Palapala som 
Hungry 
Raing 
Dolijan 
Be silent 
Atupme 
Kandang ama 
Hear 
Anjom 
Andangna 
Hd-shang-rgyal-po and TJg-tad , a Dialogue. From the Tibetan. 
By Karl Marx, Missionary at Leh, Ladakh . 
(Once upon a time) there was a king named Ha-shang, who did 
naught but sin. (Now), had this king died, he would have gone to 
perdition ; Chom-dan-das, however, had mercy upon him, and transformed 
himself into a minister called Ug-tad. 1 After he had come into the 
presence of the king and performed his obeisance, (the king) accepted 
him as his minister. 
(it so happened, that) the king had two wives. Now, the king 
raised his second wife 2 to (the rank of) the first and gave her the 
golden crown. The first wife 3 , being jealous, threw the Chhang 4 -cup 
at the king. The king resented this and gave the command to TJg-tad : 
£ Go and kill 5 this woman!’ TJg-tad replied: ‘ It is not right to kill 
the queen for an offence so trifling.’ The king (again) said: 1 If you 
will not kill the queen, I shall kill you !’ 
Then TJg-tad conducted the queen to a grave-yard, and after having 
made her over to the care of the hobgoblins, 6 he made a sign to her 
meaning: ‘don’t be afraid,’ and left her. 
Thereupon he returned to the king. The king asked : ‘ Have (you) 
killed (her) ?’ The minister said : ‘ (Yes, I) have killed (her).’ ‘ Very 
well,’ said he. 
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2 
8 iarar 
4 <3S>^’ the beer of Ladakh and Tibet. 
5 ‘ Kill and come ’ Nyoppfcf 
6 
