| BHAKATS-BHUIYAs. 6 12. Bhakots (of Kamlabari). আগৰ কমলাবৰীয়াই ধুই খাই খৰি, এতিয়াৰ কমলাবৰীয়াই নো ধোয়ে ভৰি।। Agar Kamlabariyai dhui khai khari, Etiar Kamlabaryai no dhowe bhari. The Kamlabari bhakats ” of former days used to wash | firewood before they cooked with it, The Kamlabari * bhakats ” of the present day don't even wash their feet. This saying means that the * bhakats” of this sattrea used to be so punctilious, that they washed firewood before cooking with it, for fear that it might have been defiled by the touch of some person. Now-a-days the “ bhabats” do not even take the trouble to wash their feet before eating, washing of not only the feet, but the whole body, before eating being the strict custom of all Hindus. 13. Bhot, ৰজাৰ ধন ভোট গিৰিহঁত। Rajar dhan bho(n)t giriba(n)t. | The rent-collector is the owner of the king's wealth. ভোট is the old name for rent-collector. In the days of the Rajas, the revenue was farmed out to “bhots,” who paid the Raja & certain sum annually, and made as much out of the ryots as they could. 14 Bhuia8. ৰুটা হক চিটা হক পটৰ টালি, ভগা হক চিগা হক ভূঞাৰ পোৱালী। Phata hak chita hak patar tangali, Bhaga hak chiga hak Bhuiya(n)r powali, Let it be torn, let it be broken, it is still a scarf of fine silk, Let him be young, let him be old, he is still the son of a Bhuiya(n.) পাট (pat) is a fine kind of Assamese silk, obtained from the cocoons of a worm that feeds on the mulberry tree. The best Univ Calif - Digitized by Microsoft ®
