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9: iql

sesame - Sesamum indicum

lhuVw iqlu hoie jMimAw nIchu nIcu n Awpu gxwieAw ]

lahurhaa tilu hoi janmiaa neechahu neechu n aapu ganaaiaa.

Small sesame seeds sprouted and it remained lowly and got itself not mentioned anywhere.

Pulw sMgiq visAw hoie inrgMDu sugMD suhwieAw ]

phulaa sangati vasiaa hoi niragandhu sougandhu suhaaiaa.

When it came to the company of flowers, it earlier being devoid of fragrance now become fragrant.

kolU pwie pIVwieAw hoie Pulylu Kylu vrqwieAw ]

koloo paai peerhaaiaa hoi phulaylu khaylu varataaiaa.

When alongwith flowers it was crushed in crusher, it became perfume oil.

piqqu pivqR cilqR kir piqswh isir Dir suKu pwieAw ]

patitu pavitr chalitr kari patisaah siri dhari soukhu paaiaa.

God, the purifier of the impure ones, enacted such a wondrous feat that that fragrant oil gave pleasure to the king when messaged on his head.

dIvY pwie jlwieAw kul dIpku jig ibrdu sdwieAw ]

deevai paai jalaaiaa kul deepaku jagi biradu sadaaiaa.

When it was burnt in the lamp it came to be known as kuldipak, the lamp of the dynasty generally lit to complete the last rites of man.

kjlu hoAw dIivAhu AKI AMdir jwie smwieAw ]

kajalu hoaa deeviahu akhee andari jaai samaaiaa.

From lamp becoming collyrium it merged in the eyes.

bwlw hoie n vfw khwieAw ]9]

baalaa hoi n vadaa kahaaiaa ||9||

It became great but never allowed itself to be called so.