পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/১১২

102 SOME ASSAMESE PROVERBs. 806. Advantage of self-help. সতৰ সাতৰ বাউসি বলে, সাতৰিব নেজান যা ৰসাতলে। Sa(n)tar sa(n)tar bausir bale, Sa(n)tariba nejana ja rasatale. | Swim, swim with the help of your (own) ams, If you can't swim go to Rasatal. বাউসী literally the upper portion of the arm, ৰসাতল is, accord- ing to the Padma Purana, the sixth hell where the Daityas and Danavas dwell, 807. Disability of weakne৪৪. খোড়াৰ খোজে পতি অপৰাধ। Khorar khoje pati aparadh. A lare man commits an offence at every step. 808 Incapacity. শামুকে কি জানে মানিকৰ মেলি ? Shamuke ki jane manikar mol? what does a snail know of the value of pearls ? 09. | Might is right. যাৰ লাঠী তাৰ মাটি। Jar lathi tar mati. He who can wield the lathi, the land belongs to him. 80. | Ob8equotes. অতি ভক্তি চোষৰ লক্ষণ। Ati bhakti chorar lakshan. Obsequiousness is the sign of a thief. This proverb may be aptly applied when courtiers are over servile. Univ Calif - Digitized by Microsoft ®