পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/৪০

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30 SOME ASSAMESE PROVERBS. Times of alaction, অপদত ঔএও গল খজুৱাই। Apadat 6eo gal khajuwai. In times of afliction even the outenga tickles the throat. | The oustenga Dillennia addca (Watt) is an acid fruit surrounded by fleshy accrescent calyces, which, when the fruit is full grown (in March), have an agreeably acid taste, and are eaten by the Assamese, either raw or cooked, chiefly in cuiries. The acid juice sweetened with sugar forms a cooling drink. The Bengali name of the fruit is chatta. A portion of the fruit is also used pounded with khara by Assamese women and used by them as hair wash. cf.-~-অপদত গাৰ নোমেই শত্ৰু হই (apadat give momei shatv bad.) In times of affliction, even the hair of one's body is an enemy. 82. Give a polite @sucet. আছে দান নাই সমিধান। Achhe dan nai samidhan. Give if you can; at any rate, say something polite, সমিধান literally giving an answer. ৪3. When all scouples must be thout to the abids. অপদত অযুগুত কৰিবলৈ যুয়াই। Apadat ajugut karibalai juyai.। In times of adversity, all scruples must be

  • thrown to the winds.

অযুগত=Bengali অযোগ্য (unbefitting.) = Ob aiming too high উঠুৱাই মাৰিলে কাঠি, জালোৱা ডোমৰ সাতজনি তিতা শুবলৈ নাতিলে পাটি। Uthuwai marile kathi, Jalowa domar satjani tiruta Shubalai natile pati, Univ Calif - Digitized by Microsoft 8)