Indian Antiquary Vol 32

SR No.: 032524
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 550
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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Among the Jat tribes of the Panjab generally B.--Names of occupations or ntok-namesthere are several other tribes which seem to have
(1) Surangi&lê, miner. (9) llari 14, born totemistic names, such as :
(2) Nande, nandhi, on the Rihall or Chong, a handful; Sipra, from sap, a snake
dumb.
3rd Bhedôn.
(3) Môrmer, pea- (10) Saint, vegetable(also an Arord section); Obbichhri&ta, from
fowl-hanter.
seller. chhichhrů (butea frondosa), a sub-division of
(4) Jökhnd, weigh
(11) Hutla, stamthe Bajwa Jats, so called because a BajwA lost
merer.
man. all his sons and was told by an astrologer that (5) PaniArt, panidrd,
(12) Kb&ngar, thansí,
. cough. only that child would live which was born
waterman.
(13) Lahồ, charred or under a chhich hrd tree; for this the Bajw&
(6) Masand, long
burnt. arranged, and the child lived. I may add
haired (said to (14) Tôpå bought for beite meaning).
a tópd or 2 seers Gorky, said to mean nilgai (cf. GurabA above,
(7) Lakrid, wood
of grain. however).
(15) Kumbar, potter.
(8) Ghörå, jockey. (16) Neul, nola. The Labanas, in the South-West Panjab, have # curious legend. They say a Rathor Rajput
C.-Names of colours :had a son who was born with a moustache
(17) KAIA, black. (19) NILA, blue. already grown, 80 he was called Labana, or (18) Kabra, red
brown. cricket,' an insect with formidable jaws,' which is tied round the neok of a child which has | The Kants of the Simla Hills appear to have pimples (pánt-wâtrá) to effect a cure. Labana some true totem septe, as, e. g., Pallehf from
Lobana appears, however, to be derived trump ahdsh; Kanesh, from kanash; Pajaik, from paja, Ida-bana, and to mean 'salt-trader.'
(all kinds of trees); Nagaik, from ndga, anake, and
Madgar, mallet. Of these the first four worship Gajars.-In Hingar (Tahsil Tobana) there are
the tree or snake as an ancestor of the sept. sections called :-(1) Môr, peacock. (2) Bhainsa, he-buffalo. (3) Katári, dagger..() Dôi, ladle. Chhimbas, the 'cotton-printers,' have the Women of the Môr section veil themselves before following sections :-Brah, a pig; Katr, a kind a peacock. It is not killed or eaten by the of tree; Khurpå, a knife or trowel. section.
Bairagis. These hnve a sect or section called There are also in Gujra! :-(1) TopA, a measure.
Nimbarki, from the nim tree, which they (2) Dhald, a shield. The Top section name is
reverence and abstain from cutting as they explained by the story that their ancestor was so
believe their adota lives in it. But the Bairage wealthy that he paid out money by the tépd or
clad in a leopard's skin is himself the most bushel. (3) Khatána, victorious. (4) Khari, from
interesting instance of totemistie worship, for he khara, basket.
probably wears the skin as personating the Nar
Singh, or tiger incarnation of Vishna. Ghirths have a large number of septe-said to Bishnois.--Section Roja, nilgai. amount to 360 in all. A great part of these are
Pathans.-There is one tribe of the Lodi named after villages. Others are named after trades, occupations, etc., etc. A very few are
Pathans called Nahr or wolt, found in the South
West Panjab (Multani Glossary. page 260). possibly totemistic in origin.
The Brahui, or Baloch, have a Gurgani or Among the Ghirth sections occur the following wolf, a Sherzai or lion, and a Gulzai or rose sept. names :
Castes unknown.-There are a number of
tribes or sections or septs (I cannot say which) A.-Names of animals or plants :
mentioned in various notes received by me, which (1).Dhard, fruit of (4) Gider, jackal. I cannot assign to their castes because the castes
the wild fig. 1 (5) Gadóbarl, & kind are not atuted. Instances are: (2) Ghůrk, horse.
of bird.
(1) Gadar, sheep. (4) Khanda, sword. Hissar, (3) Khun!A, a kind (6) Gardt, 'an animal I (2) Kdear, Baffron. (5) Gandas, balbert. Tahsil of bird.
like a small pig. (3) Dhaka, a tree. (6) Kohár, aze. Tohana.
The significance of the data is not explained. Further instances (with oxplanations of such names would be interesting.