1 12 .Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIII . 



Translation. 



(10) (It has a) belly, back and head, 



Two hands, twenty fingers, and one nose, 



(Two) eyes and ears, (and) one navel. Where shall I get 

 -uch an animal ? ° 



Answer. — Man. 



Note. 



The word «nr (nai) in the 3rd line of the above 



means " navel:' 



riddle 





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Translation . 



Ka„ii 1 / 1) ( TJ ei "f ar ? )j on this bank a reed - and, on the other 

 bank, (another) reed. 



There is a quarrel between the two reeds 



Answer.— The eyelashes. 



Note . 



lil^vi n il hi8 / iddle - , ; lleu Pf )erand tne lovv er evelids have been 

 ZLTS ,° 7° reeds (vvith their tu ^ed flower-spikes), one on 

 ? t t Y 1V T (which resents the cavitv of the eye) ; 



S3. #fc COM ^?% moving n P and down has been compared 

 S, fch ? ^arrellmg (,.,.. the being wafted to and fro bv the 

 wind) of the two reeds. 



*j% HT ^fT*T ^%?I ^TT<; STT% 11 



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Translation. 



l^ti 12 ^! 1 ^ 18 a .?- atuie) of whieh th e name is made up of one 

 letter with the a^ar (the vowel ^ ) tacked on to its back, 



<artlT P g itS Weight on ita § ilJs - dances u P on fcht> 



iTJ eT i7l h ^ Kai nsh or the climbing perch (Ambits 

 tens) which is considered delicious eating in all parts of 



tcandens) 

 Bengal . 



S'oU 



ur<mn!r W ° rd " l ( ** }) in the rtbov< ' nddle, means ' the earth or 



