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J. Hinton Knowles —Kashmiri Riddles. 
[No. 3, 
Ans. A'sas peth nast tali achli zali; tath peth humhah; tah 
tamih peth hun dastar. (The body is the candlestick, over which is the 
month) ; over the month (are) the nose and two eyes ; over them the 
eyebrows ; and on top of that the tnrban. 
Kashmiri fire-places are generally made of plastered mnd with one, 
two, fonr, or six holes on the top to receive the cooking vessels. 
51, Torah gatshan dawan dawdn; 
Torah yiwan lut lut. 
Going from here rnnning running ; 
Coming from there slowly. 
Ans. Nebar nerun, to go out, (li&jat-i-bashari ). 
52, Hahan hukan; dahih zangih pahan; treh pon ; tah shell han. 
(It makes the sound of) hahan huhan; walks with ten feet; (has) 
three fundaments ; and six ears. 
Ans. Randah jilri tah wayanwol , a yoke of oxen and their 
driver. 
The plough’s creaking, as it passes through the soil, is supposed 
to say hahan huhan. 
53, Rerih wuth jandah shah jandah trawit. 
The mendicant descended from above, leaving his cloak behind him. 
Ans. Dim, a walnut (stripped of its skin.) 
Any one who has seen a ripe walnut fall will understand this riddle. 
54, Sarah hhatsah sar malah gandit; 
Dunya ayah tshandit hyah ; 
Garih dray ah garawol banit ; 
Kalachan lajtham panditbdi. 
You came up from the lake wearing a necklace on (your) neck; 
You came wandering (all over) the world; 
You left your house as the owner : 
In the evening you tried to make me think (or pretended) you wore 
a panditdni. 
Ans. Katiji a Bwallow. 
Vide ante No. 46. 
55, Kirkichih dabas ndbad wuras ; 
Tamich sural chhSh dbas peth. 
I will put sugar (instoad of grain) under the grain crusher; 
Its shape is in the water. 
Ans. Ainali (Pars, dina) a mirror. 
I cannot explain this riddle, nor any one also whom T have asked. 
56, Lard lazam, lard lazam satimia dsmdnus piffh. Nah dupum dusilas } 
vah dupum chlidnus . Pdnai han mas halahbudi kJidnah . 
