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A wife is like the grass shoe on one's feet — one is left and another is put on (i.e., a wife easily got rid of, if she should prove disagreeable). Zananih aJcis paruUhuk retsar chhuyih. Dupanah *' Kenh nah. Shuris dm kutf* It was asked of a woman " Are you well?" She rephed, '*No, not at all. The child can just walk." A mother's anxieties are increased by her child being able to toddle about and get into mischief. Zandnih hund asun chhui mardas manzimyor. A woman's laugh is a go-between herself and the man, Mo.nzimyor. Match-makers, called Ohatucks or GhatHs down in Bengal. As a rule these people are utterly without principle, vide " Hindus as they are, " by Bose, Ch, v. Zandnih hund ydwun gandun iah ehhdwun ; Wethih hund yowun wubaldwun ; wirih hund y/.wun tak ddwun; wardak 8und yuioun dan. A woman's beauty is her dress and jewels ; the river derives beauty from its waves ; the willow gets beauty from lop- ping ; and a man's beauty is his wealth. Weth, the river Jhelum in its course through Kashmir. Ilindfi priests call it Vedastd. 261 TTir, tlio white willow. If a bicj troo, tho top bmnchns aro lop])e(l every year ; if a amall troo then it is lopped after three years. During the winter the leaves of this troo are stored up as fodder for oxen and sheep and goftts. Zangah rudi un tah zewih r/idi nyuv. The runner brought it, but the gabbler took it away. Tho talker often gets the praise duo to the worker. Zangih yiwdn tjund tah nar ddr^iriy narih yiwdn isund tah zang durdn. If the hand gets hurt wc put out a leg, and if the leg gets hurt we put forth a hand. An alternative is generally at hand in time of trouble. Z'lnit tah mi'mit karun. He knew (his work), attended to it, and did it. , A good, honest workman. • Znri buz bahih wahari zih Badshnh mud. The deaf man heard twelve years afterwards that Bad shah was dead. A man with no news. Ba^shdhi groat king, a name given to Zainn'l-^badfn, tho eighth and greatest of tho Muhammedan rulers of Kashmir. Zari sum auranii. The sound of a flute to a deaf man. An incomprehensible tale or remark. Zdris wunuky * Mcj^ hd, mui.'* Bupanak^ '* Yapdri an- ton." Some person said to the gambler, ** Oh ! your mother has died." He replied, " Bring her by this way." The gambler was so engrossed in tho game that he could not leave it, even to bury his mother's body. Zat jilawih wazah guris tah mehmdnah shuris Rahmdnah ndv, A piece of ragged cloth as a bridle is dignity to a horse, and Rahmana is a namfe for a poor boy. The would-be gentleman. Mehmdn, first meaning is a guest, hence the poor orphan, who is always somcbtxly's guest, has corao to be so called, and thus tho word frequently means any poor person. 2C2 Rahman is one of the o^P-T'test naTties that can be given to a Muharamedan. It means compassionate, and is the first in the list of the ninety-nine names of God. Zenun gaUhih hharah sandi path tah lihyun gaUhih narah sandi path. One must work like an ass, but eat his dinner like a man. Zethen naren mod. Honour is given to long sleeves. '' And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing." One day SheHh Nur-ud-din went to a wedding feast with nothing bnt his ragged faqir dress on, and the consequence was that the people would not receive him. He returned quickly to his abode, and changed his ragged garment for some new and costly clothes, and went again to the feast. This time he was received with great honour. He first quoted the above proverb at the dinner. Zev chhem hardn luhk lukh ; luk Ghhim UTiandn thuk thuk. My tongues does talk, talk ; the people do spit, spit upon me, A man of many words is despised. Zewui chkek mnrdn tali zewui chheh tdrdn. The tongue kills and the tongue saves. Zii chheh Mi. Pay for work done is like jasmine. Sweet are the fruits of labour. Zindah nah sur nah sds tah marit atld^. Alive — neither dust nor ashes, hut dead — satin. Undutif ul oflEspring. Hindustani. — Jite na puchhe mue dhar dhar pite. Zorah, zorah nashih au, tah wdrah, war ah nashih koh. From "zorah zorah" life wears out, but from" wdrah warah" the mountain wears away. Zorah zorah, "Go on, work man, " said to a man working in a casual, listless fashion. Wdrah, wdrah. '* Carefully, not so fast, " said to a man working in a quick, reckless way. Zu gav Udngi reh^ tilah han gaUhias usuni- Life is like the flame of a lamp ; it needs a little oil now and again. 263 Zii iir tah jakun vr. The spirit healthy and the world healthy. Health is everything. Zui Zbwih tah ryuhz Idyih tah ad ah pawih shikur. Zui will be born and will shoot and will receive his prey. Building castles in the air. Zulih gayt zih kulih gayi, lie became drowsy and it fell into the river. Carolosnoss is ruination. A faqir was sitting by the firo-placo cooking his dinner as the boat was being towed along. 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