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Little sticks kindle a fire, hut great ones put it out. 541. gcSo'Q) o3o5o/\b^ooS. Although the eye does not see, the belly finds. A man’s want leads him to seek and find a livelihood. A hungry man secs far. A hungry man discovers more than a hundred lawyers. (Spanish.)* 542. ^^tfoooTT- $£n>£&b. When the eye is red, or the sky is red, ( at sunset) there will surely be a dropping. 543. ■g$$Do?<&r o ef)o1b, 2ft^3cn>ooo ^o^30oAs5j-° e>iT^<£b. “ 0 Kanakalingam 1 bow did you lose your eyes ?” asked one; t “ The result of my deeds, 0 Sambhulingam!” replied the other. An evasive answer. A frog never bites, a Brahman never fights. Said of a cowardly person. * Mas descubrc un hambrionto que cicn lotrndos. ( 99 ) & 6^ § r£ §-rto { a J g'. 545. fe-uSb ^Att° "§^§0^ /T^TT 3 sJr 6 ^. 5 vUJ The smell of Kammavaru cannot be got rid of by washing, or scraping with a shell. Kammav&ru are a class of Telugu Sudras, whose occupation is farming. They are proverbially dirty people. 546. Muttering like a man plucking Kari V§pa leaves. Kari Fepa is the Bergera Koenigii and is used in making curries. There *.s ap idea, that the leaves lose their flavour if plucked silently. , ' ' • "" • ' ■ • *’ ?-y .. ’■ ' j • * ' ■ . if ;• . i ( j ,• , - i • , *Y J ^ • v ? • ’ t ■ - v •; * . • r ^ ^ : 7 ,V ' .,5 * *• V { 547. 5oo. The valour of Karna. A blusterer. 548. §^5boex>Ao "&So§^oib Like the guilty husband who slipped out of the blanket and fell into the street when his wife was carrying him on her shoulder (to save him from punishment). 549. §\tf, e>ooo7T° ^Sb?6ooS. Even a sheep will bite a man without a stick. Every man should be prepared to defend himself. 550. £9^5)^. Will a black bitch become a Kapila cow 1 The Kapila is a tawny cow worshipped by the Hindus. C 100 j TELTJGU PROVERBS. 551. §Vs^e^) S^oX <ST t, SoS6lT 3 dSb. The everlasting thief is one day caught. The old fox is caught at last. a The old ape is tahen at last. (Latin.)* 552. ^0200^ aSoOd&T 0 , §^<$£0 § Y "°"0" T> ~£&>. There is no dryness in the aloe, nor newness in a daughter-in- law. (See No. 1587.) A daughter-in-law is never a stranger. 553. -^rex> ‘W'XzrtiX) X$X'$)Xox~§k>&d. What matters it whether one drinks milk in a dream out of hell metal or gold 1 Building castles in the air. 554. g'oeT* 2^XsSx>. Enjoyment in a dream. 555. §Vs3"°8o£3 es&s$d&*C$b& “sr 0 77*26. A girl who has come from a rich man’s house cannot even look at a K&karak&ya. * Kakarakaya is the Memordica Charanlia. Puffed up with pride. 556. S'© All ■Sr^^&SfcxSSbg. If you can afford it, [ your dress ] should cover your feet; if not, it should cover your knees. Living according to one’s means. Cut your coat according to your cloth. * Anus simia scro quidcm. ( ioi ) 557. yiryvdSSx) sYooo^^. By the time the rich man opened his corn bin, the poor man had died. 558, §"0AKkS5bg~§ ifed&g §"C)A^d5bg' : i The rich man will feed the rich man and the poor man will feed the rich man. ( See No. 560.) Who lias, is —(Italian.)* 559. s"0fj "^£377° o5)d3^o^ ej ^eo _ D Although they give him food mixed with rice washings, he looks towards the net. (For Utti see No. 304. ) The guest disbelieved the poor state of the house. 560. £T0£o §6er°o £)oo<^&o. AVealth is the paramour of all castes. (See No. 558.) A rich man is sought after by all. Rich people are every vjhcre cU home. ( German. ) j 561. ^0S)o~i5^)oex) “s^^5d3 Soo^oo. Having and not having are the pots in a Kavadi. Equally balanced. ( See No. 553 . J Fortune and misfortune arc two buckets in a well . (German.); Every day hath its night , every weal its woe . * Chi ha, 6. t ftciche Lento sincl uherall dahciin. t (Alack unci Ungluek siml /nvei Eimer im Oalgeiihrunncn, ( ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 562. ^0c55boX^5bo 15ocSb 5b. The few days remaining in the Iron age must pass away. The Kali Yuga is said to contain 432,000 years of which the 4968th year commenced in A. D. 1866. An ironical phrase applied to procrastination. 563. Tr^rF’cfoSo&b. A. KAvana of the Iron age. Applied to a man as bad in this, the Iron age, as Havana was in the Golden. 564. lo^S” Like the G-achcha hush growing round the Kalpa tree. The Gackcha is a thorny bush, ( Guilandina Bonducella) ; the Kalpa is the celestial tree of desire. Applied to a benevolent man surrounded by evil persons, who do not suffer others to approach him. 565. eo £)ooocl§ X5o§6ex> "sSooc^b. CO False gold is very rough. 566. *Sood&. CO False gold is very bright. All is not gold that glitters . 567. ^-ufyT 0 X<$Sb. When marriage comes, or vomiting, it cannot be stopped. 568. S'sl 15od&r> -s^£3 £o £30. SO , Sorrow and joy are like two pots on a Kavadi. ( Soc No. 561. ) Kavadi is the yoke made of a split bamboo, used by Indian coolies. To the ends arc slung loads of equal weight. Joy and sorroio arc to-day and to-morrow , ( 103 ) es o ^ eT* §*H -tf o 569. *s^§ SfAbo^ 5opex>^5boiooo^. When the crow cawed, she started. Feigned sensitiveness. 570. -sp>§ Xo^^bo<S7rS) §^§0 &&§. The crow is plucky, the cuckoo is cowardly. 571. -s^§£> H-D^ Sooo&SiT 0 . If you put a crow in a cage will it talk like a parrot 1 ( See Nos. 259, 371, 515, 573, 632, 924, 1475, 1494. ) Wash a dog, comb a dog, still a dog is but a dog. (French.)* 50 O S CO (^00. Q 572. T°i The crow’s chick is dear to the crow. The crow thinks her own bird the fairest . 573. ~s^§ IZjQR K5ex>ib. The crow is black when it is born, and black when it is grown. ( Sec Nos. 259, 371, 515, 571, 632, 024, 1475, 1494.) What's bred in the bone will never be out of the flesh. The wolf changes his hair but not his nature. (Latin. )r 574. ‘3 _ °§ £bo Like a Donda fruit in a crow’s beak. (See Nos. 713, 720,) Donda is a bright red fruit ( Coccinea Indica ). A beautiful thing possessed by a person who is unworthy of it. * Laves eliicn, pcisnc/. cliien, toujour? n’est chicn quo ehicn, Lumic pilum mutat, non mentem. ! 104 ) TELXJGU PROVERBS, 575. "s^^> ~^5o^ex) "5 r°~i)l§£>o ^j-ot)^g^o. What is it to the crows if the Nemmi trees, which they don’t like, grow or blossom 1 Nemmi chcttu is the Dalbergia Oojeinensis. 576. ir o §6e;o53 §^£3 To kill crows and throw them to the kites. (See No, 829.) He robs Peter to pay Paul. 577. T^Xe) TT°8Xy>5ooex) fe c&t^oS. Predestined events will be accomplished by G-andharvas. In allusion to the death of Kichaka whom Draupadi declared to have been killed by her husbands the Gandharvas. ( See Virata Parva of the MahabharataGandharvas are celestial musicians. The judgments of God are fulfilled by unseen instruments. The feet of the avenging deities are shod with wool, (Latin.)* 578. ^r°~C5oW£) 0ocl§ ^ooog He stretches out his legs towards the cemetery, and stretches out his hand for food. Greedy to the last. 579. "s"°£3§ S^oooTT 0 “cr^cSo. Don’t trust a Karan am even when he is being taken to the cemetery. ( See Nos. 354, 2045. ) 580. "s^Sey 6 ”sP& ex> The crows ate up the fruit which grew in the forest. Property common to all. * Diiirali laneos pedes habeni, ■ ( 105 ) 14 581. e5o^> -30^. If you say Kadu, it is a Tamilian’s ear. ( See No. 582.) 582. -s"°£5b "s^-Sb e>oib 77T°& ef>7T^<&k>. When one said “ K&du, Kadu” the other said “ Nadi, Nadi.’’ (See No. 581.) Kadu in Telugu means “ it is not,” “no;” in Tamil it signifies “the ear.” A Telugu man on one occasion accidentally stuck the barb of his spear into a Tamilian’s ear, on which the latter cried out “ Kadu ! Kadu /” (My ear! my ear! ) The Telugu man thinking he meant to say “Not yours, not yours” pulled at the spear all the harder, saying “Nadi! Nadi!” (It’s mine ! it’s mine ! ). Said to a man wlio is obstinate in argument. 583. ”s"°K5 '^6o u 's 0 (0 os 0 cO °codo oo u . I will give you a bundle of grain without any one else see¬ ing me, but will you play on the double drum without any one else hearing it 1 A silly request made by a female, who was not allowed to indulge her taste for music. 584. -zr>Q ^rdSbTo^oo Xo£ev°£> Speaking of people who are not known, as having distributed rice-milk by baskets full. ( See Nos. 423, 841, 1622. ) Exaggerating the bounty of. absent persons. 585. -s"^ej>£5bo§6 In your evil hour your own stick will become a snake. i. e. your own friends will turn against you. ( 106 ) TEL UGU PROVERBS. 586. ~s^£) o&o&o 55b§^oo. One sixty-fourth part of folly will bring ten millions of sorrows. A little neglect may breed great mischief. 587. zs&. An unfriendly person is equal to one that is not. 588. ir 0 ^) ^focSooo £9oooK)£oo. oco eo In an unlucky time his Ifandi wouldn’t boil soft. ( For Kandi see No, 32.) 589. -s^qS) obsl 3-i>y6E>. The famine came in the very year that the cultivator came to the village. An unfortunate coincidence. 590. 's‘ D £fr3S5bo "sr°tfgo5bo qS)(b<*o. There is no effect without a cause. Every why has a wherefore. There is a cause for all things. (Italian.)* 591. ■g -0 1535boo&tf $$x>otitf ^58873"°, If it thunders before the Karte, if you are hasty in a business, it will he spoilt. Karte is “ the particular constellation of the 27 in which the sun happens to he.” The Karte here spoken of is that in which rain should fall. If it thunders before the time, the rain will be insufficient. * Ogni cosa ha cagionc, ( W7 ) 53 oi -£> o X. 592. '*ytf§o FTirs ibtfgo /T 0 -^. Is the business of importance or are the means 1 593. ’W°^sSx> TS'&S S'o&Aos, ~%)X<d 7T°i3 a. CO In the ages past he was Kandi and in the time of his fore¬ fathers he was Pesara. (For Kandi and Pesara see No, 32.) Said of a prosy old fellow who spins long yarns.