পৃষ্ঠা:Some Assamese proverbs.djvu/৬৯

BRAHMINS. 59 176. Brahmins. '^^^r.^ JTvsc^ t^^^'J 'l^'l, ^*tc^ T^%t.^ ^r^^l ^^11 Bamune fagune biclihdre mar^, Ganake bichhdre nariya para. The Bralimin and the vulture look out for corpses, The Ganak is on the look-out from the time a person is taken ill. 177. Brahmins. Bapur ba(n)h jopai marali. The whole of the Brahmin's bamboo clump consists of ' mdralis/ i.e., the whole of the bamboos in the clump are good enough for ' mdralis! (ridge pole). ^W is the respectful address of a man to an elderly Brahmin. 178. Brahmins. Mai achhilo dhari bai, i Mok dnile Bamunto kai. "While 1 was plaiting a dh&ri (mat), They brought me in the guise of a Brahmin. The man really is not a Brahman, but has been made out to be one. It may be of interest to mention that the huranji of the late Gunabhiram Barua contains an account of a number of Sud* ras having been made Brahmins by the Ahom King Chukampha alias Khor^ Baja (1474 — 1533 Sak) in order to stop the advance of the victorious Silarai. The proverb may refer to the above story. 12