[7] “Dardistan,” or the country of the Daradas of Hindu mythology, embraces, in the narrowest sense of the term, the Shiná-speaking countries (Gilgit, &c.); in a wider sense, Hunza, Nagyr, Yasin, and Chitrál; and in the widest, also parts of Kafiristan. (See my “Dardistan,” part III.)
[8] “Yatsh” means “bad” in Kashmiri.
[9] The father’s name was Mir Khan. The daughter’s name was Birani. The bridegroom’s name was Shadu Malik of Nagyr, of Phall Tshatshe race, and the place of the wedding was Buldar Butshe.
[10] Elsewhere called tshi.
[11] Eating meat was the process of incarnation.
[12] The story of the famous horse, the love-making between Azru and the Princess, the manner of their marriage and other incidents connected with the expulsion of the tyrant deserve attention.
[13] Possibly this legend is one of the causes of the unfounded reputation of cannibalism which was given by Kashmiris and others to the Dards before 1866, and of which one Dardu tribe accuses another, with which, even if it should reside in a neighbouring valley, it may have no intercourse. I refer elsewhere to the custom of drinking a portion of the blood of an enemy, to which my two Kafirs confessed.—(“Dardistan,” Part III.)
[14] Elsewhere called “Shiribadatt” in one name.
[15] Words inviting attention, such as “listen,” “explain,” etc., etc., are generally put at the end of riddles.
[16] The abbreviations “G.” and “A.” stand respectively for “in the Gilgiti dialect” and “in the Astori dialect.”