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



half 



towards each side of 



To my mind, the comparison of a hone or curry -stone with 

 a cow seems far-fetched. The second line, of course, refers to 

 the unlimited quantity of spices that can be pounded upon 

 it. Compare it with the riddle (No. 25) about a curry-stone 

 published by me at page 43 of Vol. X. of the Bombay Anthro 

 pological Society's Journal This latter is more expressive. 



% 



Translation . 



(24) On the other side of the river, the old woman pound* 

 the newly-harvested paddy. 



If anybody places his foot on (her) waist, she utters the 

 ory of " kekkata . 



Answer.— The pedal or machine for husking corn. 



Note. 



The pedal is placed on a lever and lias, on one of its ends, a 

 pestle which fits into a cavitv in the ground wherein the com 

 to be husked is placed. It is worked by a person placing hia 

 foot on the other end of the pedal, which being done its pestle- 

 end is lifted up. As soon as he removes his foot from the pedal, 

 its pestle-end falls into the cavity and husks the corn. The 

 busked corn is then removed ; and a fresh supply of unhusked 



corn 



A l <- f ■ n • iT ^wviuy, anu me peuai is men *««,«- 



Mud let tall in the aforementioned way. And so on and so on. 

 Here the pedal is likened to an old woman. The act of 

 the person working it by placing his foot on the other end of 

 me lever, is likened to his placing his foot on her waist. I have, 

 translated the words builguli (1**3%) as meaning -an old 



kamkalita (^rfarr _ „ 



pafdik On^r**) into « by placing'the foot? The 

 Ma (**pi) raeans the heavy thud made by the pa 

 the pedal falling into the cavity . 

 Then I come to class 



(IV). Heavenly Bodies and Natural Phenomena. 



: and 



*t*itc *&3\i u%, r ^^ ^ffr^^n: tt* 



^ m g»fe*T **f ^fawn: *ni; 



^i** - ^% wmvi, t^w i 



