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\ 594. 2o cO cxXX). KMan^mi’s prayers. Kalanerai was a pretended sage. (See the Ramaijana .— Yuddha Kanda. ) Applied to*hypocrisy. 595. Burning and rubbing on the ground. Annoying and ill-treating another. 596. T^eyiSooS^., XSZo 5 ^5"e3^5o. Time must be spent in one way. Change of circumstances should not change the man. 597. TT’er^i XzZXo&r* oS-O^iSS). Time is afflicted, and the country is wandering [ in trouble ]. Said jokingly by a person when asked whether he was in trouble. Dc'samu here means literally the country and not the inhabitants of it. ( 108 ; TELUGU PROVERBS. 598. "g^0§ ~£ij "5^01. He removes the rope from the leg to the neck, and from the neck to the leg. Attempting to entrap, a person by unfair questions. 599. “5^06^ aod&g s5"e3<3o. If he points with the foot, it must he done with the head. Said of the obsequiousness necessary to a dependant. t r Cringing is a gainful accomplishment. 600. ^0K5 Burnt earth will not adhere to unburnt. People in different positions in life cannot be very intimate. 'i << 601. T°e) "^ooo& A half-burnt log. Said of a mean spirited creature who resents no affront. 602. "s“°oo *^°0c^ 1)0 55^5 05o^b“0~°£Sb. OO He hops about like a cat with a burnt paw. 603. "S^ex) btioS^ ^-CSb^TV^S), ^> 80 If your foot slips you may recover your balance, but if your mouth slips you cannot recall your words. A slip of the foot may he soon recovered ; but that of the tongue perhaps never . Better a slip of the foot than of the tongue. (French.)* A word and a stone once let go cannot he recalled. (Spanish. )f * Mieux vaut glisser clu pied quo de la langue,' t .Palaim y piedra suelta no tiene vuclta. ( 109 ) 03 O I xS o Sf. 604. "s^ex> 3> $r°£>o Of)-D^ He slipped and fell, and then said the ground was unlucky. Attributing events to a wrong cause. 605. ir^ex) -tSr^^o % o5|3oW£) iSer^lS'sy 0 ^. When you pull him out by the leg, he holds on by the eaves. ( Sec Nos. 340, 2017, ) A man of no delicacy of feeling, not to be got rid of easily. A toady. 606. “s^ci ^a<b^3)§6 <£bo^ XoeS. Scalding rice water to a burning ( hungry ) stomach. ( See No. 156. ) Anything is acceptable to one who is in want. Beggars must not be choosers. Hungry dogs will cat dirty puddings. A hungry ass cats any straw. (Italian.)* 607. So ^r$Sx> 1 S5J^^bTT°. Will a snake coiled round your leg not bite you 1 Said of a helpless dependant who must be supported. 608. o3o£h tio&ax) oooex>. rSQ. CO What if the Kavadi bends ever so much! If it reaches the house, it is enough. (For Kavadi sec No. 56S.) All's well that ends well. Asino ohe ha fame mangia d’ogni strame. ( no > TELUGU PKOVEltBS. 609, g\8, SoS^ NoA e)§7T-. Will a Dia^iv • , 'g become a holy cow by merely going to Benares 1 ( See No. 1086. ) Formal observances cannot make a sinful man Holy. He that goes a beast to Rome, a beast returns, (Italian.)* Send a fool to the market, and a fool he'll return. 610, _ s' 75 §§ S^ooo §6 Like going to Benares, and bringing back dog’s hair. (Sec Nos. 612, 1667.) Great labour and small results. 611. l§s563£)bo Going to Benares is one thing; bringing back a Kavadi (of Ganges water) is another. ( For Kavadi see No. 568. ) Two great tilings to be done. ‘Applied to keeping one great object in view. 612. 13?^ 7^ci~G> foefo Like going to Benares and bringing back an ass’s egg. ( See Nos. 610, 1667. ) An absurd exploit. * Chi best in va a Koma beslia rctorna. ( Hi ) e3 o-25 o^S'. 613. ~§^?6o§6 XS~£&>, §^£31 §^<3, ~^&7T°6sb. He was without a cash, but raised his banner for a crore. ( See Nos. 230, 240, 276, 1250, 1542, 1796. ) A cash ( Kasu ) equals about one fortieth of a penny. Penniless, but bragging of having a plum. 614. “s^c6oS6 3, ?5 j^£ 3§ 1§ob. He has not the means of [getting] one cash, hut thinks nothing of [ spending ] a hundred [ pagodas ]. ( For cash see No. 613. ) A pagoda = 3^ Rupees. W T anton extravagance. He is able to buy an abbey. 615. ^KSo ?oo"o. Cb A fine of a fanam for [the trespass of] a cow worth a cash. ( See Nos. 820, 889, 1439.) A fanam = 80 cash. ( For cash see No. 613.) Expense disproportionate to the value of an article. 616. lo £>cr& §"o When asked “ what V he cannot say “ whom V ( See No. 860. ) He cannot say bo to a goose. 617. rso-a 'So'Bo-CS Count the disadvantages first, then the advantages. ( See No. 1052. ) Measure tivicc, cut but once. Don't buy -pig in a poke. < 112 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 618. Soo-tfsbooeT 6 Like pouring spindles into a corn measure. A noiseless operation. 619. $£n>'£o&b Ao8ex> While she was out working for a kuncham of grain, the calf [ at home ] ate a tumu. ( See Nos. 1104, 1794.) A tumu is a measure equal to 4 kunchams. One step forwards and two backwards. 620. Soo£3 Soer^o, oooo£3§ oSyptfo. What’s the cripples delight is harm to the house. Such a man is said always to be in mischief. 621. §6o&3 TT’&lSSo t^So. A slip of the leg is the excuse of a lame donkey. 622. §6ol*j&b Q _D Until the lame bullock comes, they won’t lift the beam. 623. So^&bTT 0 '^ $)oci £>13, oo "^oo^boer 0 ^^ 7 co Q ^5) o o5"e5 . The food must remain undiminished in the pot, and the children must be fat and strong. ( See No. 692. ) To wish for two things opposed to each other. You can't eat your cake and have it too . 15 ( 113 ) e5 624. SocxSey 5 farr’.va sS^^^’SSb. co v_ y A driver of horses among the pots. A man that sticks at home. A mollycoddle. 625. Soo^&T 5 'BdoO-O^od. oo eo Like a lotus springing up in a chafing dish. Utterly incredible. 626 . SoB^_ WlSo^gSSco e^a.. The dog ate iilth. (See Nos. 628, 630, 632.) The nature of the animal. 62'7. So-§"°4oo& 13^ ^5bo55b. For the bite of a dog, a slap with a slipper is the cure. The proper punishment for a slanderer. 628. SbSpSo TTK £ogo. All the teeth that a dog gets are crooked. ( See Nos. 626, 630.) Said of a man wlio spoils every thing he meddles with. 629. SoS^ r°d5en=g b%<$ §^<35o-g. A stick taken by a dog, a stick taken by a jackal. No one agreeing with his neighbour. All at sixes and sevens, t 1U } TliLUCUJ PR0VERH8. 630. fi^lSex). All that a dog brings is filth. ( Sec Nos. 626, 62*5. ) ’Tis the nature of the least. 631. /T 8 'sr o ^& 000 -°# ^-C5byr°. Could you swim over the Gfid&vari, by catching hold of a dog’s tail? Reliance upon mean persons for great things. Trust not to a broken staff. 632. §6s^_^5b licg'el, S>X $5)S§£6 When they seated the dog in a palanquin, it saw filth and jumped down and ran to it. (See Nos. 259,. 371, 515, 571, 573, 924, 1475, 1494, ) Mean persons although, exalted will not give up their low habits. Crooked by nature is never made straight by education* “ Set a frog on a golden stool, and off it hops again into the pool." (German.)* 633. T d 55‘37T°. Do you require a painted stick to strike a dog with 1 634. So& Afc ooooo'IT’ o eo co If you beat the dog, it fouls the whole house. * Sou oinen Frosch siuf widen Stulil, Kr Imi'ft il<>cli wi oiler in don 1’iVild. e3 § -C5° 635. ^oS^^o -l5o£)^ XdcS §"gTT° $3>*£>b. The sin of killing a dog cannot be expiated even by building a temple. 636. lbo-£)li, Ko 'ST’cSo Sch 5 ^ &bo£©o~§er° If you rear up a dog, when it becomes big it will empty all your dishes. ( See Nos. 267, 665, 1077, ip78, 1079, 1850.) Put a snake into your bosom and when it is warm it will sting you. 637. §o£fk_<3o 5$x>£& 't)^D§ )rv o~io, zZxrvl^eT 0 ~&X 7T°S6&K^S. If you kiss a dog, it licks your whole face. ' The result of encouraging low people. 638. SoS^ g\tf, "Sjg'i <S n &SSbo&xti l ^a. If you poke a stick into a dog’s mouth, it will snap. A man may make his own dog bite him. 639. So§^_ "^Sis5bo "shS), "Soob'XSoo'sr 5 55e> ^^b. If you assume the disguise of a dog, you must bark. In for a penny, in for a pound. 640. $*000 1320^00 0^|oo. When the dog went to the fair he was beaten with the scale-beam. A vain fellow will be ignominiously treated. 641. §6£3 ?5 lieo ^brasSoeSoT^ex), Sb-^KJoft S5ooo<$£. eo —£ v The scorpion which stung is a good tempered creature, the [ stung ] woman who bawled out is a wretched slut. A mischief maker often escapes blame. ( 116 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 642. &n>TT>&b (5o-u> £9&A£<bo. eo Like enquiring the flavour of the vegetables when on the point of eating them. Want of patience. 643. &<3b$5boex> sSoSTSs 0d&gl3£) "^ooX^dScr 0 -£s o. There is no woman who cannot cook kudumus, nor man • * who cannot hum a tune. Kudumu is a common kind of cake. Applied to things which are very common. 644. So^ iber^ex) iSoGoo-CSb^S A man who sets fire to the whole heap and begins to eat parched grain. The work of a fool. 645. So^e5^ s£r°riS'g55bo. A diamond in a dunghill. One worthy amongst many worthless. A diamond is valuable though it lie on a dunghill. 646. SSa5btf es Like throwing a G-achcha nut into a potter’s kiln. ( See No. 586*—For Gachcha see No. 564.) If the nut of this tree be thrown into a kiln, it will burst, and break the pots. A great injury done by a slight action. 647. S6a5o^ <55oooe£ (S'^&dSoTT 0 . 1 o —° Will a brass pot be found in a potter’s kiln 7 A worthy person is not to be found amongst the worthless. ( ) 648. § 6 <&> 6 The manner of the mole-cricket. Never resting from doing mischief. 649. 1g)0<b £f)o&>&b. & Earth does not adhere to the mole-cricket. Engaging in a business but keeping clear of all responsibility. 650. &So5b&§ Xb£>d3bS6 — & ^ One year to the potter, one blow to the cudgel. The cudgel destroys in one blow what has cost the potter a year’s labour.