Storia do Mogor 203.6

203.6

Hiaesi Bahuder Ghiyas Bahadur (?) Good and Brave Farrad Furada. Haughty or High Nee Ruy Nek-roz Good Morning Nee Cadam Nek-qadam Good Prince Nee Del Nek-dil Good Heart [17] Nee Niet Nek-niyat Good Intention Serrotar Sar-utar Meeting (?) Ilachi Ilaechi Grain of Paradise [cardamom] Mabarec Mubarak The Well Placed Bactavar Bakhtawar Good Fortune Uchara Isharah Vigilant Faim Fahim Judgment Zirac Zirak Understanding Cuchala Khushhala Happy Chalawa Chalawa Good Walker Doulat Daulat Riches Salamat Salamat Health Mahama Mahama (?) Repose Nazer Bahader Nazar Bahadur Valiant Sight Jam sid Jamshid Divining Cup Hiay Haya. Shame Esselam Aslam In the Faith Ala Berdy Allah-wirdi God took him Faridum Faridun Great among the Little Matalub Matlab Wish Mamara Ma'mur Replete Massur Mashhur Clear Azer Hazir Present Niamat Ni'mat Ragout Tara Tara Shining Corcom Khurram Happiness Delavar Dil-awar Lively Atam Hatim Liberal Sujan Sujan Discreet Maharam Mahram Confidante Macbul Maqbul Gentle Elal Hilal New Moon Belal Balal Shouter Cambar Qamar Full Moon Nazer Nazar Sight
These are the names of the king's principal slaves. They are all gentlemen troopers, and have good pay. Set over all the slaves are two captains, and the horsemen are three thousand in number, the foot or infantry four thousand. They have various employments, both within the household and in other duties connected with it. They are resorted to when some coup has been decided on ; it is they who write about it, and execute the royal commands. In addition, they are used as spies to report what is going on, as well among the nobles as the common people.
Just as these princes give names to the queens, the princesses, and all the other ladies of the mahal, so do they impose them upon many other things which they use, such as their swords and shields, their finest horses, their elephants, their heavy artillery, and the principal generals in their army. Of all of these will be given lists, each separately, with the meaning opposite each name. With these I will include the names of several Hindu princes and others of that race. At present I make a beginning by the names of the cattarres (katarah), or sabres of the king, which are as follows :
Duch man Coch Dushman-kush Killer of Enemies Var par War-par From Side to Side Bigily Bijli Lightning Be cata Be-khata Without Fault Duch man setan Dushman-sitan Menacer of the Enemy Be gererem Be-qarari (?) Devoid of Doubt Alam satam 'Alam-sitan World Astonisher Abdar Abdar Fine-tempered Fate Lascar Fath-i-lashkar Army Vanquisher Kam kam Qamqam The Worker Kafar Coch Kafir-kush Infidel-slayer Cha Enaet Shah-'inayat Royal Gift Duch man Pe Dushman-pai Enemy-pursuer Zauro Catell Zahr-i-qatil Murderous-poison Coda Baech Khuda-bakhsh God-given Ali madat A'la-madad Great Assistance Atiar Hathi-yar Hand's Friend Damdar Damdar Life-giving Farque Dota Fariq-i-du-tah Divider in Two Camarzeb Kamar-zeb Waist Adorner Alamguir 'Alamgir World Conqueror (the one Aurangzeb usually carries in his hand) Hiar Bafadar Yar-i-wafadar Faithful Friend Hioson Gusar Joshan-guzar Helmet-cleaver Zore zareb Zor-zarb Violent Stroke Zolom Coch Zalim-kush Tyrant-slayer Zarab Zahr-ab Venomous Fate Alam Fath-i-'Alam World Conquest
The king values all these swords very much ; they have gold hilts covered with costly stones. The daggers are also made in the same fashion, and they are of three kinds, called canjar (khanjar), banc (bank), and cataris (katārah). The king gives them names much the same as those of the swords. Every Friday morning this prince inspects them as part of his devotions, and asks of God that with them he may obtain victory. These swords and daggers have come down from the ancient kings. The prince gives them away to no one, not even to his own children ; as to those of which he makes presents to the generals and captains, they are swords that he orders to be made expressly, or that he buys, or else those acquired in some conquered country.