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Panien koeki'r nai bad a-si bae sindis ma'ris kya-zi tra-vi t'hu-l 
To have an enemy within.
Paneh tali' daenj, ti' daenji tal' pan 
To indulge in evasive tactics.
 Pilem na tae xaeki gea-m 
People pretend to dislike what they cannot get.
Pan ni vodi chha- kae-nsi mas ko-smut? 
An impossible task.
Pra-xan doed loroe a-sun
To be a green horn.
Pan nis dasta-ras gaxhi thaph kari'n
One should strive to maintain one's honor.  The author of this proverb has aptly symbolized Dastar (headgear) to honor. Dastar is a precariously positioned cladding on our head. Undoubtedly, it's likened to honor because of it's preferential place and frailty as well. Extreme caution is warranted to maintain it's entrenchment, as it can be easily dislodged by the slightest blow.

paknas gatshi a:sun Takun
For walking it is important to have something to eat.
Those who eat can take up physical work.

panIn' athI chi palza:n
One's won hands help one.
One who has done good to others is always helped by them.

panIni gari ha:kh vugrI, beyi sIndi gari p>la:v
Simple vegetables and rice at one's own home is as good as a delicious dish at someone else's place.

panIni bebi mIshIk h'on
To smell one's own bosom.
Self introspection.

panInuy rath pa:nIsIy math
To rub one's own blood on oneself.
To do any work for the benefit of one's self.

panun muhim chu ha:va:n pa:nay vath
Each problem is solved in its own way.
Whenever there is a problem there is way out.

panun yazath chu pa:nas athi
One's honor is in one's own hands.
One can oneself earn and maintain one's respect.

pashmi:nas cha narmi:
The pashmina is soft.
Good people are gentle.

pilis na tI tsoki: ga:s
One could not reach the fruit, and therefore he said that they were sour.
The grapes are sour.

pish kAr' g>na:h, vagvis co:b
The flea sinned, but the reed-mat got the beating.
One person commits a crime, and another gets punishment for it.

pu:chukh ti nay tsolukh ti na:?
If you couldn't win, why didn't you run away?
If one cannot face a situation, one should give it up.

potrI bochi, hu:n k>chi
To crave for a child, and to hold a dog to one's lap.

pormut chu gormut
An educated person is a nicely cut (stone).
An educated person is well groomed.

praya:gIc bu:n',na thada:n na baDa:n
The chinar of Prayag, neither does it become tall nor big.
A child who doesn't grow.

phari tsu:ras chu da:ri konD lo:r
A thorn is struck in the beard of one who stole a fried fish.
A thief has a guilty conscience.

phal kuluy chu nemith
The tree laden with fruit always bows low.
A great person is always polite.

phirith pheran tshunun.
To put a pheran (a Kashmiri loose dress) inside out.
The guilty blaming the accuser.