Proverbs and Folklore of Kumaun and GarhwalGanga Datt Upreti Originally Published Towards The End Of 19Th Century, It Is A Rich Collections Of Proverbs, Axioms, Sayings And Phrases For Specific Occasions As Well As The Customs And Manners Out Of Which They Arise. Classified Into More Than 200 Themes. An Appendix Furnishes 114 New Proverbs. |
Contents
Ability | 1 |
Baniyás or shopkeepers | 7 |
Bribery and Gifts | 13 |
Chastity and Unchastity | 19 |
Ignorance | 20 |
Common property | 23 |
Courage under despair | 29 |
Deferred hopes | 35 |
Selfesteem | 163 |
Irretrievable losses | 169 |
Lame excuses | 171 |
Litigation and justice | 180 |
Meanness | 188 |
Middle or moderated course | 196 |
Miser | 204 |
New compared with | 210 |
Dishonesty | 41 |
Envy | 48 |
False modesty | 55 |
False hopes | 56 |
Faultfinding | 67 |
Secrets | 79 |
Foolish ambition | 80 |
Force or compulsion | 86 |
Gods judgments | 92 |
Immodesty | 96 |
Gratitude | 101 |
Improper friendship | 118 |
Incongruity | 128 |
Innocence | 151 |
Insignificant or unprofitable business | 157 |
Ones own deeds etc never | 217 |
Paramours | 220 |
Perseverence and determination | 226 |
Precept and practice | 236 |
Quarrels and Discords | 262 |
Shamelessness | 265 |
Rash and foolish acts | 276 |
Rejoicing at others calamity | 288 |
Reputation | 302 |
Solitary | 303 |
Ridicule and laughter | 315 |
Unanimity | 346 |
Unrequited affection | 353 |