পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/৫৭

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FROM GOOD COMES GOOD— CUTTING WOOD. 47 J 35. From good comes good, Bhalar bbal sarbati k^l. Good comes from good for all time. »i^^ "^i (literally), for ever and ever. 136. Which is the sweeter — sweet words or sweet food ? Bhojan mitha ne bachan mithd ? "Which is sweeter— sweet food or sweet words ? ^^ also means a passage from a sacred book. 137. Onli/ go when you are invited. 3itf^C?l ^^t?iC^1 5irU (J{ aitf^:^ c^t^^^ ^t^t^l I Matile ranalaiko jaba, ne matile bhojalai najaba. Go to a battle even if you are summoned, but don't go to a feast uninvited. The proverb means that when you are invited even go to A battle at the risk of your life, but don't go uninvited to a feast. 138. Aniicipating evil. Mor por bowari haba, mok chulit dhari batat thaba. My son will have a daughter-in-law. Who will catch me by the hair and throw me on the path. c?1^t<T, son's or younger brother's wife. The former is called ctl c^t^ft and the latter is called ^1^ c^fiftft i 139. Cutting wood by no means an easy task. Monaiye kath kate, m^ye pani hen dekhe. The maternal uncle cuts wood ; his wife thinks it an easy job.

  • fl^ c^^, literally as easy as water.