[7] Great King, the ordinary method of address to Brāhmans.
[8] Rājasthān, ii. p. 175.
[9] Rāsmāla, ii. pp. 261, 262.
[10] See later in this article.
[11] This present of a lakh of rupees is known as Lākh Pasāru, and it is not usually given in cash but in kind. It is made up of grain, land, carriages, jewellery, horses, camels and elephants, and varies in value from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 70,000. A living bard, Mahamahopadhyaya Murar Dās, has received three Lākh Pasārus from the Rājas of Jodhpur and has refused one from the Rāna of Udaipur in view of the fact that he was made ayachaka by the Jodhpur Rāja. Ayachaka means literally ‘not a beggar,’ and when a bard has once been made ayachaka he cannot accept gifts from any person other than his own patron. An ayachaka was formerly known as polpat, as it became his bounden duty to sing the praises of his patron constantly from the gate (pol) of the donor’s fort or castle. (Mr. Hīra Lāl.)
[12] Rājasthān, ii. p. 548.
[13] Viserva, lit. poison.
[14] From dhol, a drum.
[15] Rājasthān, ii. p. 184.
[16] Lit. putli or doll.