1887.] 
J. Hinton Knowles —Kashmiri "Riddles . 
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83, Nilapal tsakajal; wustah kurih dakah dyut; wasit wut Khanahal. 
A great green stone,—the teacher’s daughter pushed it, and it 
descended and arrived at Khanahal. 
Ans. Khyun , eating. 
The great green stone is the mouthful of food, perhaps cabbage—■ 
the teacher's daughter is the tongue, which gave the food a push, and 
it reached the stomach (KhanabaV). 
Khanahal is the name of a little village, where people disembark 
for Islamabad, Martand, etc. 
84, WanaTcis ddras arih tah matsai , 
Amritah chhasan katsaiwan , 
Wuchh tas zangan payilah katsai , 
Bezuwah chhasan natsaiwan . 
The wood of the jungle has rings and bands, 
I wet it with the water of life, 
Look how many bangles she wears on her feet. 
I make the dead to dance. 
Ans. Bon , the stick with which the butter is churned. 
Vide ante Nos. 10, 31, 81. This stick has rings, etc., attached to the 
bottom end. 
The “ water of life ” is the milk. Hindus of the country generally 
call it amrita. 
85, Bard lazam , lard lazam tsandanawe ddrai; 
Sar Kashir peth lazmas , totih luts hdrui. 
I built a house, I built a house of sandal-wood ; 
And put all Kashmir on it, yet it was light as a shell. 
Ans. Khat . a letter. 
Kashmiri paper is supposed to resemble sandal-wood in colour; 
hence the comparison. 
Kashmir is called Kashir by the Kashmiri. 
86 , "Rerih wuth akha , 
Ruth karit trakhd. 
A (man) descended from above, 
Making his face (like) a trak. 
Ans. Al, a pumpkin. 
Pumpkins are trained to grow over skeleton houses. When they 
are ripe they fall. 
Trak , a grain measure containing four and three quarter sers (full). 
87, Zah hatah phali tah ak rasah ddm. 
Two grains of rice and a drink of juice. 
Ans. Dachheh phut , a grape. 
