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The envious Reddi ruined the village while living, and was a curse to it when dead. A Reddi who had oppressed the people of his village all his life, requested them, when dying, to burn his body in a certain spot. This they willingly acceded to, and took the Reddi’s corpse there for that pur¬ pose, when they were attacked by the inhabitants of the neighbouring village, within'the limit of which the Reddi had desired to be burned, and this became an everlasting cause of contention. ( See Tat&chctri’s Tales Page 5. ) 495. &o0 ~^)ozr’clli, £T°o& §6 When a man married a blind woman, on account of the smallness of the jointure, she broke all the pots in the pile. (Sec No. 496.) 496. k>0 £>xr°c$o es^oo. When he married a blind woman, because of the small jointure, [ she broke] three kilns of pots a month. ( See No. 495.) False economy. 497. Aha! so you were not able to find me ! Said by a jackass of a bridegroom who had hidden himself on the top of the shed at the time of the marriage, and looked on while the bride 'was married to another man. I ( 90 ) TELUCilT PROVERBS. 498. ef>s5s5*qr T3 gtf& [ The benefit derived from ] the medicine is to he deducted from [ the harm done by ] carelessness in diet, and the balance remaining is an increase of the disease. Diet cures more than the lancet. The best 'physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Mcrryman. 499. so&ttZx&v a3ooog esdlf, ^Sooog So. If the hand with Kankanamulu moves, the hand with Kadiyamulu moves also. Kankanamulu are bracelets worn by women. Kadiyamulu are those worn by men. Where wo.man leads man follows. 500. ef)^o Selling the dish and buying toe-rings. i He has given the hen for the egg . (German.)*’ 501. ^O-D e> o3 X^ex> Gb She made the family as large as Kanchi into clods. Said of a woman who by going astray brings disgrace upon the whole family. Kanchi is the celebrated town of Conjeveram. * Er hat die Henne fiir das Ei gegeben, ( 91 ) es 502. S'oxSo 54^5 &'3&zSx) ~^r^K dTJ" 15 . a Does gold ever ring like bell metal 1 (See Nos. 454, 1274. ) A wise man is sparing of his words, but a fool likes the sound of his own voice. A deluge of words and a drop of sense. “ It is not the hen which cackles most that lays most eggs.” (Dutch.)* 503. §^o£3§ oooo^oooolf, oooo^S). What is pleasant to the eye is good for the stomach. 504. g'o&'XzZ ^yrd$Sx>7V° The life has reached the throat, (i. e. all but departed ). Being placed in a most difficult position. 505. Sfo d^r°^t3Sbooo~S If out of sight, is it out of hearing also 1 506. 'S'oc^o "e§35)&b ooo-0^c3|j3. The God who destroyed the eyes, gave understanding. When God deprives a man of sight, He. increases his intellectual powers. 507. ^ogso oo£> 25^‘^P^_^^5boer c . Will you worship the sun after losing your eyes 1 (See Nos. 77, 503, 1169.) If their sight begins to fail, Hindus worship the sun for their recovery. Persisting in that which has become of no avail. * Hot boon, clat bet mecst kakelt, geeft de rneeste eiiers met, ( 92 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 508. S'odSb $5)o<&7V°l§ CO ^ [Apply] collyrium to your eyes while you have them. (See Nos. 77,507, 1169. ) Make use of your opportunities before they pass from you. 509. l^cxoSo l§£5o, s5' : S^7T D Nd acridity in Kanda or Ch£ma, how can there he any in Totakura 1 ( See No. 510. ) Kanda is the Arum Campanulatum ; Chema is the Colocasia Antiquorum ; Totakura is applied to the Amaranthus Oleraceus, and other herbs. When a man’s relatives and friends won’t assist him, why should help be expected from a mere acquaintance ? 510. iSr If the Kanda possess no acridity, why should it be looked for in the Bachchali 1 (SceNc. 509.) Bachchali is Basella Cordifolia (the Indian spinach). 511. TT^oT 0 *^ &0007T 3 Soc£>s5<gb. Don’t send even your enemy neat a dog which, has vomited, or a bitch which has pupped. 512. oooo&3! ^5t9o^Sex) 13ooog£oofi>. Those who criticize the design of a built house are a thousand. He that buildcth upon the hightvay hath many advisers. (Dutch.)* Every fool can find faults that a great many wise men can't remedy. * Die aan den weg thnmcrt, heeft veel bereehts. ( 93 513. sSg'oooex) ei>ooo"ei “Scxx>go^D. A man that has built a house has one house, a man that has built no house has a thousand houses. A man without a house can change his residence as often as he pleases. He ivho has no house of his oxen is every where at home. (Spanish.)* 514. s^g^ es~^) $)0 a7\% o3oo&^ooo£^<b. When the woman who had worn the cloth, and the woman who had the cloth in her possession met another woman, she began to pine away. ( See No. 387. ) The cloth spoken of is the 'S _0 ' : to5§ y *^§" worn by pregnant women to pro¬ pitiate the goddess (K&teri ). If a pregnant woman who has neg¬ lected the worship of this goddess, sees one of these garments, she takes fright. 515. §'1jS5o§' STooog The fire place takes the crookedness out of the stick. ( See Nos. 259, 371, 571, 573,632, 924, 1479, 1494.) A bad man’s evil qualities only disappear in the funeral pile. The wolf loses his teeth but not his inclination. < Spanish. )f 516. sa7V° siP^bg ooood3^'s~ u 5$-u)y 0 Saturn: who art passing by, pay my house a visit. Saturn is the god of misfortune. He that courts injury ivill obtain it. (Danish. )| * El qiic no tiene easa do snyo, vocino es do todo cl rnundo, t El loho jiicrdc los dientes, mas no los mu-ntes. ; llan maac have Bkadon, som liar sO.-ft den- ( <n ) TELUCSU PROVERBS. 517. XD^b^in’dSo tDoooiT 0 £f<Bt)&o§6 eS^So^S. —6 —o Although the pumpkin he as big as a large pot, yet it is subject to the kitchen knife. Gummadi hay a is the Cucurbita Maxima. However great a family a wife may come from, she must still be sub¬ ject to her husband. 518. sfcl £f)o~^o 3^50 £f~?<xOO ~Hj f$o^>5o $$ixr^§K)<bo. 7 co CO Like [ a horse ] which opens its mouth for a morsel, and shuts it for the bridle. ( See Nos. 73, 1070, 1381, 1385.) 519. /Vc^3oo TV 5 -£$0,30. A lump of food [given in charity] will save you from trouble. • He who lends to the poor, gets his interest from God. (German. )* 520. g'a&qS) &n>£3§ When the belly cried for food, the hair cried lor iiowers. ( See Nos. 1033, 1728. ) 521. S'tfg' sSr'&zr’, zSo&,t5sx> • StfS' Sxr°& Will the woman with child retrain from bringing forth ? will the woman who cooked not help herself? One is as certain as the other. He is a poor cook that cannot lien his own jingers. • Wmleu Anncn Iciliet, floin /v.hEt Uotl 'lie 522. e o §** § *£> o S'^b^Spocs 0 7T°13eX> 0oib, ^O^O^ 0 25§tfsSbo. If you eat a bellyful of cakes, [ you will get ] a bodyful of fever. j 523. £>o&?5 2§fo5bo. A bargain [ with a man ] with his belly full. A person in easy circumstances will drive a hard bargain. 524. S'&bqS) TT’lSex) sS&b. Cakes are bitter to a man with his belly full* A rich man will not care for trifling gains. 525. s£r°<b <i9oib, ^ r °tfo'eF D e^eW^a. If you let out your secret, it will get all over the village. (See Nos. 47, 685, 1521.) Three know it, all know it. (Italian.)* The secret of two is God's secret; the secret of three is all the world's, (French. )t 526. £><g r^sT 6 ^ ^o^rr-, t>5o &si>QoXo. While the child is still in the womb, the son is named Somalingam. •.(See Nos. 204, 036, 1470, 1471.) Boil not the pap before the child is born, it * Trc lo sanno, tutti lo sanno. t Secret de deux, secret de Dieux ; secret dc truis, secret dc tons* ( l6 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 527. S'<3o^$)e!r € ■f ro A©o-t$b§ r V& s5 cx>eS£zr>. Will [ affection] that does not exist in the heart he caused by embracing [ the body ] 7 528. Satag) sT& STfS b. — Q After conception there’s nothing for it but to bring forth. (See No. 1003.) A work undertaken must be completed. 529. 2f0§li • ■- * >?,■ ; ' • If he laps, it wont answer. If a person goes to get a wife for another, and eats in the house before the matter is arranged, it is sure to fall through. 530. && b$ S'o^5e5' r6 1§§ c§oSb Like a man throwing away the knife and threatening to kill - himself with a flock of cotton. Saying and doing arc two things . 531. £^^£>0. Though the stab of the sword may fail, the stab of the pen will not fail. (See No. 533.) 532. && ^O^TT 3 && £&o-h There is no softness in a sword, nor goodness in a mother-in- law. ( See No. 51.) t \Y1 \ \ ~ - ✓ o 6^ §* § -u) o K S>j 'C7 533. Is the sword sharp or the pen ? ( See No* 531.) The pen in the hand of the strong is more powerful than the sword. A goose-quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw. 534. ^$>§6 1§^5) £5boo£^ 1355)00 s&. No legs to the tale, no ears to the pot. Said of a story that one cannot make head or tail of, A story ivitlwut a head. (Greek.)* 535. s'saa £><£ s'.bsa -56" Cb > q eo That which has not been brought forth is not a child ; that which is not worn is not a garment. Nothing belonging to others can make up for the want of one’s own. 536. ^ £)£> ^£)<3o. Seeing, blind; hearing, deaf. “ Eyes have they, hut they sec not : they have cars, hut they hear not." Psalm cxv. 5, 6. 537. ttht 0 eo'cb "s^eb) When told to go and look, he goes and burns. Alluding to the story of Ilanuman setting fire to Lanka, when sent to look for Sita. 538. e£©£fa Xb7T° s 3b sS^obKooci 551355b. Some things must be hidden even from the mother that bore you. slxicpulog fiuOog, ( W ) TKLUCiU PUG VERBS. 539. $§?\~£ *A)o<3o s£r^<b ^5^°. w oo GO o Should you not be careful of that which may stick into your eye ? Keep an eye on your enemies. 540. STS^T 5 cSog4ooe5 IT’boj-f cx^oTT 0 . Will you put so much collyrium on your eye, as to destroy it?