Note 414 — SECTION I. FARGHĀNA. (continued 2)
Annette Susannah Beveridge translation
Elph. MS. aūrmaghāīlār, might not turn; Ḥai. and Kehr’s MSS. (sar bā bād) bīrmāghāīlār, might not give. Both metaphors seem drawn from the protective habit of man and beast of turning the back to a storm-wind.