sipahi

Then the jackal put on a bullying air and said that he was a sipahi of the Raja, and one pot of those being taken to market must be given to him; at first the potter refused, but being frightened he in the end gave one to the jackal.

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

The Raja of Lutia was walking on the roof of his palace and he saw the cavalcade approaching, and he sent a _sipahi_ to meet the prince and ask him this question, "Have you the secret of prosperity for ever or of prosperity for a day?"

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

Then the jackal put on a swaggering air and began to abuse the tiger cubs for having so much venison, saying: "I am the sipahi of the Raja and the Raja has demanded venison and none can be found, while low people like you have a fine piece like this: give it at once or I will take it and report against you to the Raja."

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

Then the jackal went back to the tiger's den and told the tigress that her husband had been caught by the Raja and thrown into prison for interfering with his sipahi.

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

Now the concubine and a sipahi had overheard the conversation, and when they heard what the Rani said, they withdrew and the concubine went and told Sit and Lakhan of what was in store for them, and Sit began to cry: -- but Lakhan said "Do not cry brother, our father gave us life, and it is for him to take it away if he will."

Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

It is thus that ‘sipahi’ has become ‘sepoy’; and only so could ‘weissager’ have taken its present form of ‘wiseacre’ {264}.

English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846

Asking partymen to be "aam admi ki sipahi (common man's guard)", Congress general secretary

Daily News & Analysis 2010

Then came Mehboob Khan†™ s Son of India and everyone was humming ‘Nanha-munna rahi hoon, desh ka sipahi hoon†™.

The Times of India 2010

Then came Mehboob Khan†™ s Son of India and everyone was humming ‘Nanha-munna rahi hoon, desh ka sipahi hoon†™.

The Times of India 2010

Rahul Gandhi to lead his aam aadmi ka sipahi team in the state.

The Times of India 2010