14. Proverbs about Jogis.

The Jogi is a familiar figure in the life of the people and there

are various sayings about him: [209] Jogi Jogi laren, khopron ka dam,

or 'When Jogis fight skulls are smashed,' that is, the skulls which

some of them use as begging-cups, not their own skulls, and with the

implication that they have nothing else to break; Jogi jugat jani

nahin, kapre range, to kya hua, 'If the Jogi does not know his magic,

what is the use of his dyeing his clothes?' Jogi ka larka khelega, to

sanp se, or, 'If a snake-charmer's son plays, he plays with a snake.'

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