Hello
Could someone with some knowledge of Dasam Granth please answer this question:
At the end of each story in the Hikayatan in the last 2 pauria something is asked for - according to the Pritpal Singh Bindra translation this is wine. A few examples are given below. Is this metaphorical or a mistranslation? No immature or anti-dasam replies please.
‘Oh! Saki, give me green wine to drink,
‘Because the Master is intelligent enough, and is known all
over.(48)
‘Saki! Give me the cup full of greenish (liquid),
‘Which soothes during the wars and the lonely nights.’(49)
‘Oh! Saki. Give me the reddish wine of Europe.
‘Which I would relish when I brandish the sword during the
war.(46)
‘Give it to me so that I could contemplate,
‘And with the sword annihilate (the evil forces).
(The Poet says),
‘Oh, Saki, give me the cup full of green liquid,
‘So that I may keep the secret enshroud.(178)
‘Oh Saki! Give me the greenish wine of Europe,
‘Which I may need on the day of war.
Give me the cup full of liquidated poppy-husk,
‘Which may help me at the time of struggle.(59)
‘Also it is reliable to beat the enemy.
‘Even one sip of this makes one feel like an elephant.
Oh! Saki, Give me the cup full of green (liquid),
‘Which I need at the time of struggle.(20)
‘Fill it up to the brim, so that I can drink it with every breath,
‘And forget the afflictions of both the worlds
