आङ्ग्लभाषायां अनेकानि लघुवाक्यानि (phrases) सन्ति। तेषाम् three sheets to the wind इति अस्ति एकं लघुवाक्यं यस्य अर्थो मया न ज्ञातः । तस्यार्थोऽस्ति येन मद्यं पीतम् (drunk – After the party he was three sheets to the wind.)।
२००७-१०-३० मङ्गलवासरः (2007-10-30 Tuesday)
November 9, 2007 at 3:42 am
Hello
Talking of being three sheets to the wind, reminded me of a chapter in Valmiki Ramayana…The Monkeys are returning after locating Sita…They are overjoyed….And they enter Sugrivas pleasure garden and they get three-times-three sheets to the wind…Some verses describing that state, are given below in iTrans format
gaayanti kecit praNamanti kecin |
nR^ityanti kecit prahasanti kecit |
patanti kecit vicaranti kecit |
plavanti kecit pralapanti kecit || 5-61-14
parasparam kecit upaashrayante |
parasparam kecit atibruvante |
parasparam kechidupabruvante |
parasparam kechidupaaramante || 5-61-15
drumaat drumam kecit abhiplavante |
kShitau naga agraan nipatanti kecit |
mahii talaat kecit udiirNa vegaa |
mahaadruma agraaNi abhisampatante || 5-61-16
gaayantam anyaH prahasann upaiti |
hasantam anyaH prahasann upaiti |
rudantam anyaH prarudann upaiti |
nudantam anyaH praNudann upaiti || 5-61-17
samaakulam tat kapi sainyam aasiin |
madhu prapaana utkaTa sattva ceShTam |
na ca atra kashcin na babhuuva matto |
na ca atra kashcin na babhuuva tR^ipto || 5-61-18
November 10, 2007 at 4:16 am
Here is a more detailed explanation:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-thr1.htm