aage naath ...

[Jay Thakar]

>Dear members of the Indology list,
>
>Does anyone know the literal meaning of the Hindi saying 'aage naath na
>piichhe pagahaa' rendered as 'to have neither home nor hearth' or 'to be
>without any near and dear ones'?
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Frank Van Den Bossche
>University of Ghent, Belgium
>frank.vandenbossche at rug.ac.be

aage=infront, naath= nose ring, na=not (there), piichhe=behind and
pagahaa=turban =helmet. General meaning is the one without anything to lose.

Jay