aage naath ...

[RAH]

Mr. Jay Thakar's reply is slightly off.

aage -- in front
naath -- nose rope
na -- not
piiche -- behind
pagahaa -- tail rope, or tether

When the nose rope is on, the ox is led around and is not tied down "at
home".

My handy-dandy _saahityik muhaavaraa-lokokti ko"s_, by Harivamsh Ray Sharma,
defines this proverb as:

"sa.msaar me.m akelaa honaa" to be alone in the world, and as:
"koii sagaa-sambandhii na honaa" to have no friend or relation

Then he gives an example from Renu.

sevaa me.m,
Bob Hueckstedt

Robert A. Hueckstedt, Associate Professor of Indic Languages
Asian Studies Centre, 328 Fletcher Argue, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada
http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/asian_studies
phone 1 204 474-6427 fax 1 204 474-7601