In the rains the blanket is as tough as a tiger;
In the cold the blanket has the place of a shawl;
It has, alas, but one reproach:
Seen on, whether far or near, ’tis the signal to be seized for work.
“_Wallet._”—In the original, the word is “Jhūli,” from the Hindustani
language. It is carried over the arm by Fakirs and others.
“_Sword._”—In the original, “Tulwar,” from the Sanscrit, and sometimes
as “Turwar,” a scimitar or sword. It is said that excellent swords used
to be made at a place called Bunnū. To be wounded by one of them was
thus expressed:
Lage Bunnoo Thaypah kanoo Bunnoo.