 The ChArun's chief power is derived from an impression, that it is certain ruin and destruction to shed his blood, or that of any of his family, or to be the cause of its being shed. They obtain a high rank in society, and a certain livelihood, from...  A memoir of Central India - Side 134av sir John Malcolm - 1832Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | 1823 - 616 sider
...emulation of their descendants. The Charun's chief power is derived from an impression that it is certain destruction to shed his blood or that of any of his family, or to be the cause of its being shed. A Charun becomes the safeguard of travellers, and the security for merchants, and his bond is preferred... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1823 - 636 sider
...emulation of their descendants. The Charun's chief power is derived from an impression that it is certain destruction to shed his blood or that of any of his family, or to be the cause of its being shed. A Charun becomes the safeguard of travellers, and the security for merchants, and his bond is preferred... | |
 | John Wilson - 1877 - 712 sider
...their duty to chant, to gratify the pride and rouse the emulation of their descendants. The Charan's chief power is derived from an impression, that it...consider as their chief object in life to maintain. A Charan becomes the safeguard of travellers and the security for merchants ; and his bond * See above... | |
 | Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya - 1896 - 708 sider
...their duty to chant, to gratify the pride and rouse the emulation of their descendants. The Charana's chief power is derived from an impression that it...high rank in society, and a certain livelihood, from the superstitious belief which they are educated to inculcate, and which they teach their children... | |
 | Martine van Wœrkens - 2002 - 392 sider
...agreed to cooperate with the British, but wanted bards' villages to be handled carefully because Their chief power is derived from an impression, that it...or that of any of his family, or to be the cause of it being shed. ... A Charun becomes the safeguard of travellers and the security for merchants.. .... | |
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