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DECEMBER, 1933]
THE WISE SAYINGS OF NAND RISHI
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Having left a heap of grain, I winnowed a heap of dirt ;
My sense and understanding increased day and night. That I reaped in autumn which I sowed in spring;
Having gathered the harvest [good or bad], it remained with me.
Puz dapana kenh ti no chuney :
Apuz da pana, tawan piyey. Yi krit chi soruy wav ta lon
Yeli kara wuv karay khasey.
By telling the truth nothing will be lost;
By telling an untruth there will be loss. This act is like sowing and reaping
When peas are sown, then peas will grow.
Risi asan natan kresan
Nahaqq râtruc dễm kyệoa rất Katanay waluk; atha dy watan.
Woni kya grasăn chay Riban zát?
The Rishis will pine to get meat.
They wasted day and night for nothing They clad themselves (with cloth] without [the labour of) spinning ; they came
away with their fists clenched (i.e., with money greedily collected). Now, what good feature is there in the nature of Rishis
T səd yud karak, soruy con.
Yi lani dsiy ti anit diyi. Tsa yud karak myon zi myon,
Ada anmutuy cani atha niyt.
If thou hast patience, everything is thine.
Whatever is in thy fate, that will be brought to thee. If thou sayest “ It is mine", "it is mine" (i.e., showest greed),
Then whatever thou hast gathered will be wrested from thy hand.
Sarpas tsalzey astas khandas.
Sahas isalzey krohas tám. Wathawáras tsalzey waharas khandas.
At deka-lênie tsalgi but tâm ?
A snake may be avoided by moving a cubit's length [from it].
A tiger may be avoided by running away a couple of miles (from it). One may escape a devastation for a year.
From Fate how long can one escape ? (There is no way of avoiding one's fate.)
Til trávit labi yus záley
Kayi kazul athan phak. Ak khur wukhali ak khur ndvey
Púr pakit ta pachum tsak.
