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 NORTH INDIAN PROVERBS. 37

169. Chalti hd nam gdri hai. It's a carriage while it goes.

170. Jo ghar khir^ to hdhir hhir.

A dinner at home is (offered) a dinner abroad.

171. Gae sarddh, de naurdte^ Brahman baithe chup-chupdte. When the funeral is over and the wake commences the Brahman

keeps very quiet: (Brahmans are feasted and petted at the srddh, but get nothing at the nxxurdte),

172. Phasi to pkatkan Jcyd ? Why flutter in the net ?

173. Ag pdm kd kyd mel ?

How can lire and water combine ?

174. Ag ke pas ghipigle.

Butter melts before a fire : (be careful of the opposite sex).

175. Raje hue ko halwd nahin lagtd. The surfeited don't relish sweets.

176. Astin samps pdlnd.

To cherish a serpent in your sleeve.

177. Astin kd sdmps.

The serpent in the sleeve: (a false friend).

178. Kdmi kijarh na mul.

The libertine has neither root nor foundation: (he cannot last long).

179. Aimi pair dhoti goU nahin kahldti.

They don't call it servitude to wash your own feet.

180. Parddhin supne sukh nahin. Dependance is unpleasant even in dreams.

181. Ajmi nind so nahin sakte ; a2mi nind uth nahin sakte.

They cannot sleep when they choose, nor rise when they choose : (servants).

182. Mahdjan ki '•'• Rdm Ram " Jdm kd sandesd.

The banker's compliments is a message from hell : (he sends his " Rdm, Rdm " when he demands his bill).

183. Ganwdr gand na de, hheli de.

The fool won't give the sugar-cane, but he'll give the sugar: {hheli, being expressed from gannd, is much the most expensive).