The Gulistan of Shaik Saday : a complete analysis of the entire Persian text / by R.P. Anderson; prepared by an author purely to facilitate the study of the Persian language.

  • Saʻdī.
Date:
1861
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Credit: The Gulistan of Shaik Saday : a complete analysis of the entire Persian text / by R.P. Anderson; prepared by an author purely to facilitate the study of the Persian language. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 L**^-**.0 30 29 28 27 26 • 1 sy 1 To the king—2 this—3 forsaking—4 of manners, politeness—5 from him, on his part—6 pleasing, agreeable—7 did not come, seem, appear—8 he order¬ ed—9 so that—10 wrestling, trial of skill in the grasp, (from wrest- ling)—11 they should do—12 a place, spot, situation—13 expanding, ex¬ tensive—14 they appointed—15 the pillars of state, (i. e., ministers)—16 and the eyes of majesty, (i.e., the grandees, nobles)—17 were present—18 the boy, youth—19 like—20 an elephant—21 lusty, wanton, proud, lasci¬ vious—22 came in, entered—23 with a shock, percussion—24 that—25 if—26 a mountain—27 of iron—28 had been—29 from its place—30 would have up¬ set, removed, rooted up. The king did not approve of this disrespectful conduct, and commanded that there should be a trial of skill. An extensive spot was appointed for the occasion. The ministers of state, and other grandees of the court, were in attendance. The youth, like a lustful elephant, entered, with a percussion, that would have removed, from its base, a mountain of iron.