पृथ्वीराज रासो (सटीक हिन्दी व्याख्या)

उपसंहारकी टिप्पणी ।
यह समय भी हमारे स्वदेशी इतिहास के लिये बहुत उपयोगी है। क्योंकि एक लड़ाई तो
"हुसैन कथा" नामक समय में रासो के अनन्द संवत् अर्थात्, पृथ्वीराज के तृतीय साक ११३५ माघ
शुक्ला १३=११३५+९० । ९१=१२२५ । २६ वर्त्तमान विक्रमी में आगे हो चुकी थी और दूसरी उसके
एक बरस पीछे यह "आखेष्टक चूक" नामक हुई है। इस लड़ाई के होने का समय कवि ने स्पष्ट न
बताकर प्रथम रूपक में-बरष एक बीते कलह-से पहिली के एक वर्ष पीछे इसका होना वर्णन किया
है अर्थात् पहिली के सं० ११३५+९० । ९१=१२२५ । २६ में एक जोड़ने से ११३५+१=११३६+९० । ९१=
१२२६ । २७ वर्त्तमान विक्रमी होता है। वैसे ही "आखेष्टक" शब्द के नियत समय के अर्थ से
"फाल्गुण" मास का होना भी प्रकाश किया है। प्राचीन समय में हमारे देशी राज्यों में वर्ष भर
के अनेक त्यौहारों में फाल्गुण मास में जिस दिन ज्योतिषी आखेट का महूर्त्त देते थे उस दिन
एक बड़ा त्यौहार मनाया जाता था। इसीसे यहां कवि ने "आखेष्टक" शब्द से फाल्गुन का संकेत
अर्थ में माना है। अब यह त्यौहार लुप्त सा होता चला जाता है, तथापि वह प्राचीन राज्य
उदयपुर में इस समय तक भी माना जाता है और उसको वहां "अहेरिया" वा "महूरत का
शिकार" करके कहते हैं। और उसका सविस्तर वृत्तान्त कर्नल टॉड साहब ने अपने परम प्रसिद्ध
ग्रंथ "राज स्थान" में यह लिखा है ॥
"The merry month of Phalgun is ushered in with the Ahaireä, or spring-hunt.
The preceeding day the Rana distributes to all his chiefs and servants either a dress of
green, or some portion thereof, in which all appear habited on the morrow, whenever the
astrologer has fixed the hour for sallying forth to slay the boar to Gouri, the Ceres of the
Rajpoots: the Ahairea is therefore called the Máhoorut ca sikar or the chase fixed astrolo-
gically. As their success on this occasion is ominous of future good, no means are neglected
to secure it, either by scouts previously discovering the lair, or the desperate efforts of the
hunters to slay the boar when roused. With the sovereign and his sons all the chiefs sally
forth, each on his best steed, and all animated by the desire to surpass each other in acts
of prowess and dexterity. It is very rare that in some one of the passes or recesses of the
valley the hog is not found; the spot is then surrounded by the bunters, whose vociferations
soon start the dhokra and frequently a drove of hogs. Then each cavalier impels his steed,
and with lance or sword, regardless of rock, ravine, or tree, presses on the bristly foe, whose
knowledge of the country is of no avail when thus circumvented, and the ground soon
reeks with gore, in which not unfrequently is mixed that of horse or rider. On the past
occasion, there occurred fewer casualties than usual, though the Chandawut Hamira,
whom we nicknamed the "Red Riever," had his leg broken, and the second son of
Sheodan Singh, a near relation of the Rana, had his neighbour's lance driven through
his arm. The young chief of Saloombara was amongst the distinguished of this day's sport.
It would appal even an English fox-hunter to see the Rajpoots driving their steeds at full
speed, bounding like the antelope over every barrier, the thick jungle covert, or rocky
steep bare of soil or vegetation." with their lances balanced in the air, or leaning on the
saddle bow slashing at the boar".
TOD'S RAJASTHAN, VOL. I, PAGE 435.