1885.] 
53 
G. A. Grierson —Song of Gopi Chand. 
Tirloki Singh. I am the son of 
Bhawanda Singh. 0 blind sister, 
I am thine own* brother. In thy 
good fortune thou hast become 
blind. Thou didst not recognize 
thinef own brother.’ 
17. When she heareth this, his sister saith, £ Hear, 0 Damsel, my 
words. This man is not worthy to be my brother. Twelve hundred 
princes are servants in my father’s palace. This ascetic is one of 
them. He knoweth the names of my brother and my father. If 
my brother Gopi Chand had come, four hundred Taji and Turki 
horses would have come out with him. The dust would have flown (to 
the skies) on account of his elephants. Who would (be able to) 
count the number of his foot-soldiers ? Desolate cities would be 
re-populated by them, if my brother Gopi Chand had come. There 
16. When Gopi Chand heard 
this, he said, ‘ thou hast obtained 
wealth, and forgotten me. Dost 
thou not know thine own brother, 
born from the same womb as thou. 
I am thine own brother of thy 
father’s house.’ 
is the mark of a penj on my bro¬ 
ther’s hand.’ (She saith to the 
ascetic), i How much TilaJc§ did 
my brother give (my husband) P 
How much dowry did he give ?’ 
‘ 0 sister, I gave a hundred hun¬ 
dred thousand Ashrafis as a TilaJc 
17. ‘ I will know thee as my 
brother, if thou wilt tell me what pre¬ 
sents I got at my marriage.’ Saith 
Gopi Chand, ‘ behold, thy father’s 
ring is shining (on your finger), 
and thy mother’s painted scarf, 
and thy sister-in-law’s bracelet.’ 
and the elephant Bhawara at the Dudr Pujd; I gave carts and 
waggons laden with gold. Who can count the brass vessels || I gave. 
I did not sum up the account of the cash I expended. My wife’s 
bracelet shineth on thy wrist. My father’s ring gleameth on thy 
finger. Thou art wearing a checked cloth of thy father’s house. 
* ^31 = 
t 
X I. e. He is a scholar, and knows 
how to write. 
§ Regarding Tilah and Dudr PUja, 
see Bijai Mai, vs. 104, & ff. 
II = wtm + T. 
t snffH, v/ tip, = f^r 
T3 5 . Compare in the song 
of Bijai Mai, vs. 576. In the Magahi 
version of this poem (paras. 15 and 18) 
the word is Hlft a checked robe. 
In Bijai Mai, however, the phrase is said 
to mean a painted room. 
