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 November, 1875.] SKETCH OF THE KATHiS. descendants named Kilo, son of MAnuuyo, was a brave and renowned Katki, and the following verses are said in his honour : — w^nr sfr $^fr n 5TRt ^ft m: ll From a kror take a lAkh, From a lakh take one thousand, From a thousand select one hundred, In the hundred Kalo will be best. And this verse — Il5lr.ll ^*n-^^*T^||5ft3tf sTTTrSTKll wm wr w^rc 11 ^f^i *trw riTTT^r II KiUiu, if even there should assemble twelve thousand other armies, Where has Raghumath created a sardar like RAmo the son of Sam. Nando, the third son of Riimo, died without male issue. From his fourth son Bhimo sprang the B h i m a n i 8, who hold some lands on the banks of the BhAdar ; and from his fifth son Jaso Bprang the J a s a n is. The sixth son, named LCupadi, went to Dhandhuka, which he con- quered, expelling Aj a Mer and the Muhamraadan garrison. He conquered for himself a chordsi, or principality of 84 villages, oq the banks of the Ranpur Bhadar river, and used to make forays in. the surrounding districts at the head of fifteen hundred horse, and many stories are told of his daring. The following verses are in his praise :— II CW. II %3TC ■FTfft «If II 9f«Tr =fiP: 3Tr*ft- 1| $s$ rnnfr f.w wwti II snrff jits^ wfe ^t? || mn ^TTFT STFf qzm ll JJ7 *J3T ?F*f jvt Wltf ifir || fff^ir snrftwr m urn 11 $m >m wwfnr »Trjr^r?r 11 s^far q^r ^ffjHt mrf ll Wtf*l TiTfST & iTTTfT 11 wsjr^ir ^^f [f ^r^pir zafi ll ^ufaO ftsr infill As the lion rends, so the sword is the claw o( (he K 1 1 -I I ; He cleaves the strongest elephants of the world, Does KApadi, sod of the lion-like KAmo. Kapadi roared on the bants of the Bhadar, Conquering the land he became king of D h an - d h d k a. He was protector of his subjects like a tiger ; Though he devoured great pieces of the ele- phants' legs, yet the (blood)tbirsty young tiger roared, His iron claws he raised with immeasurable strength, And cast down the army of his thick-necked enemies, The umbrella-bearing (king) cut them down as it were bulls and elephants, — Say, Thus did the great tiger, the Kathi of S or ath. The claws of the Khachar Bito struck deeply ; From fear they fled (from him) in every direction, On the Asuras fell a heavy calamity. Bravo, king of lions, thou hast sorely terrified them ! There is also this couplet : — lljj&H TTFT-jTr; qnni^qTHiTr^^ II mrSr^ turv ll wj tnfar -^ft ll The feet of banner-bearing (kings) Cannot stay on the mountain (of Chotihl). Because the KApadi lord ofChotila Is brandishing his sword. KApadi Khachar had seven sons, viz. (1) K jam (2) Jaso, (3) Waste, (4) Harsur, (5) Devait, (G) Hijho.and (7) WAlero, of whomNAgAjan was the most famous. He had two sons, Lakho and Ifulu Khachar, and married his daughter Pre- miibai, in the month ofPaush Samvatirio (a.f>. 1657), to Bajhani DhAndhal at Gugliunft, and gavo her the village of ChhadiAli as a marriage portion. The following verses are said con- cerning NAgAjan : — ll|?r.|| 5^^ft Jmi7 11 «5=f. «sPPFrtll ^ *fk *sr ll =ttot =rmrw n When (the drums) of a ferocious Khan beating at GugliAna Men remained under your protection, Xagajan. Mulu Khachar made S ej a k p n r his capital, and thence conquered Anandapura; while Lakha Khachar made S h I pur his capital, whence he conqneredM e w A s a and B h A d 1 a. Mulu Khachar had three sons :— (I) WAjsur. (2 I RAmo, and (3) Sudul. Of these, KAmo kepi Ananda p u ra as his share, aud tlic present talukd.'i!-. of Anandapura are liis descendants. During these times C'h o t i 1 a was still waste, nor
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