The History of Java, v. 1-2 Papyras Classics

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Chapter 94

Extract From the Dasa Nama

1. Madia ning mangsa from ordinary thought comes knowledge of time or season.

j.b. Mángsa season, time.

j.b. Kála time.

k. Dók the same.

b. Tak-kála the same.

b. Panjenáng'an the time, as applied to the reign of a sovereign or governor, a dynasty, a rule.

j.b. Jáman the same.

k. Titika, or kútika the same.

b. Dáweg or dáwak present time.

j.b. Láji future time.

j.b. Waktu time.

j.b. Usum the season of any thing, as the paddy season or fruit seasons, season for breed of cattle.

j.b. Mangsa ren-dang season or time of rain.

j.b. Ka-telu (3) commencement of the rain.

j.b. Ka-pat (4) rains.

j.b. Ka-lima (5) ditto.

j.b. Ka-nam (6) ditto, rivers full.

j.b. Ka-pitu (7) heavy rains.

j.b. Ka-wólu (8) rains commence falling off.

j.b. Ka-sáng'a (9) rains nearly over.

Mangsa trang dry or clear seasons.

b. Kása-dása (10) commencement of dry season.

j.b. Dasta autumnal, or season of the falling of the leaves.

j.b. Sadá season of heavy dews.

j.b. Kása clear, dry, and cloudless season.

j.b. Káro the season in which trees commence to throw out their leaves and flowers.

2. Mangsa ren-dang ing ardi the rainy season comes from the hills or mountains.

k. Parwáka mountains from which wind comes.

k. Gíri stupendous, abrupt mountains, which create awe on looking on them.

k. Purwáta original mountains, the first or primitive mountains.

k. Chála mountain.

k. Mandála the base or foot of a mountain.

k. Liwáwan, or himáwan. distant mountains.

b. Ardi stupendous mountains.

j.b. Gúnung. mountains or hills.

j.b. Kendeng low ranges of hills.

j.b. Sengkan the acclivity of a hill.

j.b. Mádik the same.

j.b. Jujúrang the space between two hills above the valleys.

k. Sárung the valley or bottom of the space between two hills.

j.b. Papéreng the steep part of a hill which cannot be ascended.

j.b. Héring or iring the same.

3. Ardi akátah séla the hills have many stones.

b. Séla stones, large stones.

j.b. Ka-rikil small stones, pebbles.

j.b. Kamlása small fine stones, gravel.

j.b. Wátu stones.

k. Mánik. a kind of hard black stone.

j.b. Párang a sort of stone neither hard or soft.

k. Redjeng the same.

j.b. Gamping lime stone.

j.b. Wádas a kind of stone.

j.b. Chúri a particular kind of stone, rather harder than redjeng.

k. Cháni a sort of stone which when taken from the quarry is soft and easily cut, but afterwards becomes hard on exposure to air.