20: mnmuK gqI

Position of a Manmukh

sIs invwey FINgulI gil bMDy jlu aucw AwvY ]

seesu nivaaay ddheengulee gali bandhay jalu ouchaa aavai.

To get water from a stream or pond, the dhingali (a pole with a bucket one end and a fulcrum in the middle used for drawing water) is lowered by catching hold of its neck, i.e. it is humbled forcibly and does not go down of its own.

GuGU suJ n suJeI ckeI cMd n ifTw BwvY ]

ghoughoo sujhu n sujhaee chakaee chandu n ditdaa bhaavai.

The owl is not pleased on beholding the sun or chakavi; ruddy sheldrake, the moon.

isMml ibrK n sPlu hoie cMdn vwsu n bWs smwvY ]

sinmal birakhu n saphalu hoi chandan vaasu n vaansi samaavai.

The silk cotton (simbal) tree yields no fruit and the bamboo grows near the sandal but is not perfumed thereby.

spY duDu pIAwlIAY qumy dw kauVqu n jwvY ]

sapai dudhu peeaaleeai toumay daa kaurhatu n jaavai.

Given milk to drink a serpent does not part with its poison and the bitterness of the colocynth also does not depart.

ijau Qix cMbiV iccuVI lohU pIAY duDu n KwvY ]

jiu dani chanbarhi chichurhee lohoo peeai dudhu n khaavai.

The tick clings to the cow's udder but drinks blood instead of milk.

sB Avgux mY qin vsin gux kIqy Avgux no DwvY ]

sabh avagoun mai tani vasani goun keetay avagoun no dhaavai.

All these demerits I have and if any one do me a favour, I return it with undesirable trait.

Qom n vwsu kQUrI AwvY ]20]6]

dom n vaasu kadooree aavai ||20||6||

Garlick can never have the perfume of musk.