The Sikhs are remarkably fond of the flesh of the jungle hog, which they kill in chase: this food is allowable by their law. They likewise eat of mutton and fish; but these being unlawful the Brahmins will not partake, leaving those who chose to transgress their...
The Sikhs receive Proselytes of almost every cast, a point in which they differ most materially from the Hindus. To initiate Mohammedans into their mysteries, they prepare a Dish of Hogs legs, which the converts are obliged to partake of, previous to admission. They...
ਬੇਮੁਖ ਕਿੱਕੂੰ ਸਾਧੀਦਾ ਹੈ How the apostate could be set right ਜਿਉ ਕਰਿ ਖੂਹਹੁ ਨਿਕਲੈ ਗਲਿ ਬਧੇ ਪਾਣੀ। The water is drawn out of well only when the pitcher is tied from the neck (with rope). ਜਿਉ ਮਣਿ ਕਾਲੇ ਸਪ ਸਿਰਿ ਹਸਿ ਦੇਇ ਨ ਜਾਣੀ। The cobra does not happily give away the jewel in...
What kinds of meat can be eaten? The best is wild boar (bairah), the rhinoceros (gainda), various kinds of deer (mrig), goat (bakara), sheep (chhattara) and hare (kharagoz). What kinds of bird may be eaten? The best is crane (kulang), then goose (gaz), wild goose...
All these Singhs (who volunteered to fight) were twenty two in strength, some of whom came earlier while others joined later. Neither any fort nor boundary wall they had for protection, except that they were too keen to make sacrifice in battle. So they chiselled out...
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