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had not done so, how many men would have dried up, and died with their 
little ones ! 
40. How many corpses would have lain in the dust (uncared for). 
Innumerable lives would have been lost. Even no respect would have been 
shown to sons-in-law, # nor would a son have remained to perform the funeral 
obsequies for his father. 
41. Nearly every one was driven to throwing up earth on embank¬ 
ments, tanks and roads. Only the learned Soti Brahmans, Kayasths and 
western Thakurs escaped (from this indignity). 
42. Some (of these last) made themselves overseers, and some 
Muharrirs , and others mates. In a holy cause they robbed the Govern¬ 
ment of money, and got their deserts for it. 
43. Some who had friends among the court officers got off by givino* 
bail: some got caned and had their backs scarified, and thereby expiated 
for all the sins of their former lives.f 
44. Some wasted away in confinement awaiting their trial, and a 
great many were committed for trial. And their parents, wife and relations 
wept, saying, “ The Babu has gone to jail.” 
45. Some of the wicked Muharrirs and mates had their houses 
searched by the police. Some had to blubber in the Civil Court, and 
others had their moustaches pulled out (by peons). 
46. When the Hakims heard all about this, they flew into a rage ; 
and therefore (stopped daily work and only) gave work by contract. And 
all the Muharrirs had their noses painted red, and a white patch of lime 
painted on their foreheads.]; 
47. Jogs , Bikauas and other Brahmans of reputable descent, who 
had performed all their various duties, and were of good family, mort¬ 
gaged their groves, bamboo clumps, oxen, buffaloes and land. 
48. When they had spent all the money got by this, they borrowed 
money from the Court of Wards ; and therefrom many family disputes 
arose, and brothers and nephews parted from each other. 
49. The Lord Bahadur (Sir Bichard Temple) also came to Darbhan- 
ga, and held a Committee there with the Babiis (i. e , the relations of 
the Maharaja). 
50. 51, and 52. Here follows a long list of names of native gentle - 
men who attended the Committee , which is not worth translating . 
* It is considered a great disgrace for any father-in-law to go to his son-in-law’s 
house for help. 
t is properly weariness, and it is taken away ( j s h am . 
pooing. Here the poet calls their sins a weariness, and says it was taken away by a 
shampooing with a rattan. 
XI. e.y they were put to shame. Painting a man’s nose red, and his forehead 
white is a favourite zaminddri way of disgracing a man. 
