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Lolachih yatahpurih datah phutrdv, Wairuk srSh yut nah rotis tal. Santoshih biydlih bowih dnanduk phal. Ton shonld sow the seeds of destiny in the soil of Dharma (i.e., virtue, religion, duty, law, moral and religious truth according to the Yedas and the law). From the seed of contentment a harvest of peace will be reaped. Plough with the two oxen of the two breaths day and night, Strike them hard with the whip of extreme meditation ; Endeavour so that not a spot of ground will remain unploughed. From the seed of contentment a harvest of peace is reaped. Break the clods with the staff of love, That the damp of envy may not remain beneath : From the seed of contentment a harvest of peace is reaped. Sar eheyih sarddr, tawah patah bdlah-ydr, tawah patah tub- ahdur. First the master of the feast will drink, after that the dear friend, and then the officer of rank. 188 Affection goes before rank. Cooks on tasting the dishes previous to sending them to the master are accustomed to quote these words. Sard diinthum, sard dunthum, sarav khutah bud tel phul wdtis nah and. I saw a tank, I saw a tank, — it was larger thfln other tanks, but it would not contain a half of the sesame flower. {Sesa- Tnum orieniale.) A big, fat man, but no brains. This is also a riddle, and the answer is, a nipple, an udder. Sara/ah sunzah sat zewah. A snake has seven tongues. A man who speaks whichever way fancy or company -wind blows. Hindustani. — Samp ke sat zuhdn. Some devtds or gods ascended to heaven to get some amrit (water of life), and when they descended to earth again they put it into an earthenware vessel, which they placed on the top of a tree. The Kakshasas, huge giants, or rather ogres, wished to possess them- selves of this amrit. So one took upon himself the form of a crow, and flew, and perched upon the top of that tree and jerked off that eai'thenware vessel. On seeing this Vdsak Nag (Vasnki or Basak Nag), a king of the snakes, with all his host came and drank up the amrit, and while they were drinking it, the rakshasa from the top of the tree cursed them. " Have I not taken all this trouble to obtain this water of life, and now you have consumed it. Henceforth let there be to you seven tongues." Saras sarposh. A basket-cover for a pond. Much need but little cash. Sari jpetJii saildb. One's head even deluged. Head and ears in trouble. Sarrdf ganzardn diydr tah atrdf rdwardn doTi. The banker counts the money and the spendthrift wastes the day. Saruf chhuh palcan hul hult wdj tal wdlii syud. The snake goes crookedly, yet it arrives straight within its hole. A man who is of a different disposition out-of-doors and among strangers to what he is in his own house. 189 Sas chhuh nah zdh iikhaa khaadn. Ddl never rises to the spit. A low man will never bo promoted. Saa (or dUil), a kind of kidney bean {Phaseolus Max or Radiatus), Sas vnyut bafaSj mufk wyut hatas, nindar mii drAlUl katas. Ddl is sweet to the Pan<lit, muth is sweet to the sheep, and sleep is sweet to the son of misfortune. Viil is the raspalum frumentaceum. Muth is a species of legaminoas plant. Sdsas sun jtifdras bhSganih til chirdgaa ! A thousand rupis worth of gold in the pitdr, and a mite*s worth of oil in the lamp ! A man with little money, but who uses it to a good purpose is of more worth to the world than the wealthy but miserly man ; also the man with little knowle<Ige, who uses it, is of more profit to the world, than the extraordinarily clover man, who reserves liis know- ledge for himself. Sat butlii chhis chandas andar. Seven faces are in his pocket. Mr. Smooth-Tongue ; every thing to every man. Satuii sanz hedar yat. The hoopoo's big basketful of mushrooms. Slow but sure. Many a mickle makes a mnckle. Yat is a big long basket which the Kashmiri coolio fastens on his baok, and trots away as happily as possible over lull and dale with a maund or so of goods in it. The story is that a hoopoo onoe 'uthored as many mushrooms as would fill a yat, and as ho would !iavo to gather them singly, the amassing of such a large number must have cost him much time and labour. Hence the saying. It is also said that this hoopoo when he reached home after his labours one day asked his wife to cook some of the mushrooms. Of course the mushrooms were considerably diminished in size and weight from the cooking, but the hoopoo suspected that liis wife had either eaten, or concealed, some of them ; and so in the heat of pas- sion he then and there killed her and threw the corpse out of the nest. Seh leas be-pir andar mulk.i- Kashmir. Wali Had o Ilari Bahadur o Sukha Pir. Three persons are without religion in the comitry of Kashmir — Wali Had, Hari Bahadur, and Sukhd Pi'r. These three persons are now living in Kashmfr, and are a great t rouble to the quieter class of people. Wali Had is a Mnhammodan, he other two are Pandits. Had means hard, resolute, and this name has been added to Wali, because if this man is refused any 190 thing he will sit by the honse for days and make great lamentation, nntil he obtains hia request. The title of Bahddur was given to Eari under amusing circumstances (according to the people's story). They say that His late Highness the Mahdr^jah GuMb Singh was once yery ill, and the Brdhmans being consulted, they advised that a man should be found who would leap a few times upon the king's stomach and make him well. Great search was made, but nobody was found to come forward and do this strange act. At last Hari presented himself and jumped several times upon His Highness, who was immediately relieved of his pain. The title of Bahadur was accordingly given to the fak{r by the common folk, and a large present of money by the Mah^rdjah. SuTchd Fir is a very big, stout and powerful man, and blessed with a monstrous appetite. Strange stories ai-e told of the enormous quantity of food which this man now and then disposes of. Sometimes those who can afford it invdte this man to their houses, and have him fed before them as a kind of tamdshS. Sekih shdfhas hii no wavizeh ; wafas dizih nah tsumrivi rtnzi ; gydnichkathkas mudas toanizeh — zan rdvarut kum-ydjen til. Sow not jasmine upon the sand ; fire not a leathern marble against the rock ; speak not words of divine wisdom to a fool — because, if you do, it will be like wasting oil over bran- cakes. Another version is : — Sekih sMihas phal no wavizeh ; rdvarizih nah kum-ydjen til ; Mudas ganydnach kath no wanizeh, kharas gor dinah rdwi doh. Sow not seeds on the river-bed (or the sand) ; waste not oil over bran-cakes ; Tell not matters of religion to the ignorant ; and if you give sugar to an ass, you will lose the day (i, e., you will lose your labour). Sekih til tah wethranih snban. Oil to the sand and soap to the wethran. Labour lost. Wethran is a sack made of grass and generally used by the poor Kashmiri cultivator. Setsanih pdwih afjun hasti baranih nerun. Entering by the eye of a needle and coming out by the elephant*s stable-door. " Humble enough at first, but now so proud !" A " risen " man. 191 Sezth ungajih chhuh nah gyav khasdn. Ghi is not to be taken up with a straight finger. Blows bring sense. Shdhash buiah malihah ! Weil-done, simple fellow ! Praise a stapid person and jaa can g^t anythinfir from him. Butah lit. Lnd^ki, who in former times snfTered much in bargain- ing with the Kashmiri on accoout of hi& igiiorauco of the language and dulness of intellect. **Shddi moj ! warud kyuthr* ** Beehanah khutah teihah rut" ** O mother Shddi ! how do you like your second husband ?" ** It is much better than begging,** Onco marry for love, twice marry for money. Shdh byuth JFushkarih^ yas yih khush karih *nh tih karih. The king settled in Wushkur, and whatsoever a man pleased that he did. The king must roaido in the midst of his people. When the cat is away the raico do play. Wushkur is a village in the Kamrds. Shaiti'nah sundi kan sari. Satan's deaf ears, KuKhmlris are very fond of sounding rrH>ir own prnifcs. Before, however, giving utterance to a wonl they sometimes pniy that Satan's oars may be closed, in order that he may not hear thom, and, becom- ing offended, corse them. Shakar ai chhui miU gaUhanai : Mitj ai chhai shakar gaUhanai. It' it is sugar then may it become earth to you ; If it is earth then may it become sugar to you.