1887.] J. Hinton Knowles— Kashmiri Biddles. 145 
A tiger goes by tlie road side. The jackals lay hold of its mane. 
One boatman, two boatmen pall it along with blades of grass. 
Ans. Bahais , the largest boat with a mat or straw covering 
used for tbe carriage of goods. 
Kdnahwol, lit. the man who holds the Jean, the hamatul , or long 
pole with which the boat is propelled. 
The blades of grass refer to the ropes made of plaited twigs and 
straw. 
94, Kalali tsutui, halah tsutui ; Tcalas tshanimas tabar. 
Nilah Ndgah tresh cheyan, Warah-mulih buzus khabar. 
His head is cat off, his head is cat off; I struck at his head with 
an axe. He drank the water at Nila Hag, and the people heard of it at 
Baramula. 
Ans. Kalam (qalam ) a reed or pen, (used in writing a letter 
at Nila Hag (or Wernag) ; which letter was sent to Baramula.) 
Reference is made here to the catting of a reed with a knife to turn 
it into a pen. 
Nilah Nag, or the fountain of blue water, is a celebrated fountain 
at a little distance from Shahbad in the southern end of the valley. 
It is generally called Wernag (or Bernag) after the ancient name of 
the jpargdnd in which it is located. 
Warah-mul is the correct name for the town commonly called 
Baramula, a town at the north-west end of the valley, where visitors 
change horses and coolies for the boats on their way into Kashmir. 
Y, W, and B, are used indiscriminately by the uneducated, as among 
the Gascons, Spaniards and negroes. 
95, Shan retan duh dahd tah shan retan nah hinh. 
For six months smoke and for six months nothing. 
Ans. Nammam, a hot bath. 
Kashmiris only use the hammam for six months during the cold 
weather. % 
96, Manz maiddn haramgashtd , 
Wudih dit ndrah tashtd. 
An adulteress in an open field, 
With a basin of fire on her head. 
Ans. Jajir , a smoking pipe, p 
The jajir is compared to an adulteress because it is bandied about 
from one man to another. Everybody can take a whiff from it. 
Wud, the crown of the head ; hence wudih dgun y to put on the 
crown of the head. 
Tasht or tast , a shallow basin of brass, etc. 
