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7r°~^£)o-sr Sc35b§S5bo $5)cf&>, S'&^TT 0 "S^er 0 ?^ 7T* £)&<o&r° / / ^ ^ He said that he himself would support his wife and family in dearth and in plenty, so long as the bin was full of corn. 761. 7V°<3oX S^&T 5 ^ooog _ ^)SoS5b _o ^ £>£q^3. Putting your hand into an oil press, and saying “ The favour of Perum&l (Vishnu) be upon me” ( See No. 767.) Tempting Providence. Put your finger in the fire , and say } twas your ill fortune . 762. 7V>tioT\°~i) 7V°&)7V > ib b^) '£~bXz5-° s3~°d£g<£55bo. 0 oil-woman! oil-woman! you pour out the oil as finely as you sit. Said to a cheat. 763. 7T°oStt As though possessed of a devil. 764. 7V > T7 t, 2055bo 7r>13§6 c§o<Ejv>, 13 2^0 §6 # You are teazing me and crying for cakes and vour back is crying for a whipping. Said by a father. 765. tt 5 D§ £0 GO Born of the wind, and reared up by the dust. Said by parents to an ungrateful son, or by a benefactor to an ungrateful dependant. ( 133 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 766. 7^01 S^ooo^ Offering to Grod the flour which had been blown away by the wind. Let that which is lost be for God. What the abbot of Samba cannot eat f he gives away for the good of his SOul. (Spanish. )* * 767. TT’Oey 6 "23g h <3bEj^<£5b Having put the lamp in the wind, he prays “0 Grod! show thy power.” (See No. 761.) 768. 7V°t) oo ° 55^, g'Tjs oQ. "When a storm comes, the story ceases. A sudden stop to anything. 769. Ao 25ZX) o5bo^)^5bo, fjgoo Three bushels of grain for twelve bushels of birds. 770. Abo, 6^,000 £r°$k>Q oJO% (Q rO V_ J _O CO If you hide the grinding stone will the daughter’s marriage be stopped 1 A round grinding stone or pestle is used in marriage ceremonies. A trifling hindrance put in a man’s way will not divert him from his purpose. 771. Xdo&jo lie) 23o£b o5bor?Ao54jj. &J CO CO Bullets floating, Bendu sinking. Bendu is the .<Eschynomene Indica from which pith hats, models, Sec. are made. The order of nature reversed. - * El abaci de Bamba, lo que no puede comer, daio por^u alipA. (' J3!> ) O §*j> o (fi, 5". 772. AhS S'&OsJto, XoA/r 6 ^) The bite of the temple-snake, the goring of the sacred cow. An injury is none the less, though it be inflicted by a relation or friend. 773. ■sr’Sl AbsT 6 ©o XsSx> cSb&o. To him who swallows the temple, the lingam in it is a sugar-plum. ( See No§. 447, 684, 1008. ) 774. Kb&eT 6 Xote $oz)~i&o er*<bo. .he temple bell be lost what does it matter to the priest¬ ling ? A hireling cares not for the property of his master. 775. Like a temple coming and falling on you. ( See No. 730.) An unexpected calamity. 776* fo&> 1Soej> iSoex). Gb oo A squint eye is better than a blind eye. ( See Nos. 1 312, 314, 1806.) Of two evils choose the least. 777. /Kb<| zZ&^QtT 3 ^Q^TT 3 zSg'io. It matters not whether the blind eye is open or shut. A useless man’s absence is as good as his presence. 778 . Ab<§ sSo&b He is cleaning the teeth of a blind horse. Unprofitable employment. He is teaching a pig to play on a flute. ( 140 ; TELUGTT PROVERBS. 779. Kbs| tfr. s5 t£ly>.. Cb <j— cs>eo Like the blind jackal falling into the snare. 780. Xdc| s$x°^5oa 0 o u Xo^§ SSho-o^S^r 0 XoSoe) When she said “ I salute you, 0 blind father-in-law !” he re¬ plied “ Is this the commencement of strife 1 0 adulterous daughter-in-law!” ( See No. 72. ) Let him that has a glass skull not take to stone throwing. (Italian. )• 781. rb& ssrfe Co O '-** Like a blind bullock going into a field of millet. Not able to get much out of it. >■ -* 782. XoSrss^SSXbiT* S6oX^5$) "ur°c5bb. a Can a blind man discern the colour of pure gold! An uneuucated man cannot judge of the attainments of the learned. A blind man is no judge of colours, (itaiian.)r A pebble and a diamond are alike to a blind man . 783. XdXd S5x>^ !>o3b c3o§k_5o-C>?5$. The egg made faces at the chicken. ( See No. 790. ) . Mocking and mimicking a superior. 784. XbraSbbo Xr°<Lr><o S^t) Oot), 7T> ^bASbsboooTT 3 $£r°£b "e^^bTY 15 ^ 7T° XdcsJSoo s£n>£,3b When G-uiala Poli was told to amend her ways, she said she would rather break off the match. Obstinate behaviour. Stubborn conduct. * Chi ha testa di vetro non faccia a’ sassi. f 11 cieco non dee giudicar dei colori. ( 141 ) o^ tY 4 §^J -15 O< 6 , 5 ". 785. .'*<bSq<S~y > ciSa si-'ockg 3r°8 o&SXi&i, essSAoas o!r°c&>§ "23^8 He does not know the way the pumpkin goes, but troubles himself to find the way the mustard seed goes. (See No. 741.) 786. Ao55o<S “S^cx5oo <3T°oX 2 J 02 r*ex> “eT^ ^Sr^-C5b —i When the thief who stole the pumpkin was spoken of, he felt his shoulders. Thinking some mark might have been left. (See No. 1467. ) A guilty conscience needs no accuser. He that has a muclde nose thinks ilka one is speaking o't. (Scotch.) 787 *bi5b$> e3-33^ex> es>£) tfS). —^OO OQ CO The pumpkins have become rotten, the mustard plants have spread. i Said when the base and wicked rise in power and the great and good disappear. 788. Xd5o£)o& Ao a s5bo<| §o& £ex>^) c3oSXd£>, The Guruvinda seed knows its redness, but not the blackness of its lower part. ( See No. 179.—For Guruvinda see No. 723,) A man values himself highly, but does not know his own defects. No one secs his own faults. (German.)* 789. £oX7T > $£r t, ex> 1^3^. To put Pangan&mams on your Guru. To outwit him. Panganamam is a very large Namam, the sectarial mark worn on the forehead by Vaishnavas. * Niemand sieht seine eigenc Felilcr. ('H2 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 790. *>&£)& A disciple greater than his Guru. ( See No. 783. ) Said of an insolent fellow. 791. Kbgber May a man fight with his Guru 1 792. KbSb$5) s£r°<b £o^tfTr°£5b, ^ooXTi^aSb. You should not transgress the°commandment of your Guru, nor swallow a crowbar. The first is as bad for you as the second. 793. Kb^sfoo fo&tioooTT 0 5^ ^5)od££>b. A.lthough~the horse be blind, he won’t eat less corn. Supporting a useless person. A bad horse eats as much as a good one. (Danish. )• 794. Kook ^ Ccn>§\ In addition to the horse’s death, a fanam [ must be paid ] for digging a pit [ to bury it in ]. (For Fanam see No. 615*) Loss upon loss. After one loss come many. (French.)! 795. Kb^^bo^b 0&o3b<3b. How can a dog which has eaten a horse live ? 796. Kb^sSbo Z$~B SbS'^.Sb ^o-O 13 c| IF 1 *^ “^oSATT’&k. The Reddi fed his dog like a horse, and barked himself. To pay a servant extravagantly and do his work yourself. * En ond Hest acdcr saa meget som en god. t Aprds pcrdrc perd on bicn. ( 1*3 ) 797. I KbAifc Stf l§t£sf37r>. Must one teach a horse to eat boiled gram 7 ( See No. 935. ) Teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 798. rtb^JOS <S r£ &' $y)oib S)?6o5o§ YT> oiDoo^?r > ^, Tb^Sb&T 6 $j)o~d If the horse has a tail, it drives away its own flies ; does it drive away the flies from all the horses in the stable 1 ( See No. 445. ) Said when a selfish person is exalted. An ill man in office is a mischief to the public. 799. Kb^T 6 1§^5)£)§ !§§6oib, ^5j~ io 2r>8 ^)C ) “ = oo§odl^ While the idol in the temple was in want of NaivMyam, the priest cried for Pulihora. ( See Nos. 227,989,1781, 1798.—For Naiv'edyam see No. S.) Pulihora is a more expensive offering prepared with acid. 800. 5b, b. The owl took to its nest, the grandmother took to her bed. u 801. I 'sv D c55bo^). A humpbacked man with convulsions. ( See Nos. 1755, 1830.) 802. Ab^^^b Ab-°£r£r°£n§ Hex)?6o3b. \ co The humpback alone knows how he can lie comfortably. t See No. 1419.) Every man kens best where his own shoe pinches. (Scotch.) ( 144 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. *&• Like taking an owl with you to the ceremony of entering a a new house. ( See Nos. 310) 1459.) Grikapravcsa is a ceremony only to be performed at an auspicious hour and in the absence of every bad omen. The owl is a peculiarly bad omen. Keeping company with your ill-wishers. 804. FC’o&o && Will a cut-throat forget his knife 1 805. ex> Like buying leather from a shoemaker. Purchasing at unreasonable prices. The shoemaker buys his leather to make up, not to retail to others. ~zy°Z$Or$y^ There is no person who has not struck a herdsman, or abused a shepherd. Despised people. 807. o§o&o HooX>o<^b £)£| What does the barren woman know of the pains of child¬ birth 1 808. fiT’SSoo§o£>o obo&bXDTT 0 £)££ -C5£). What does the barren woman know of the pleasure of hav¬ ing children 7 He who has no children knows not what is love . (Italian.)* * Chi non ha figliuoli, non sa che cosa sia amove, ( 145 ; 19 es o f O' 809. c&dlj|, K v -zr 3 Qsj*&) 3 ^ooSo l^&yT>d&. When the owner cried for the cow [ he had lost, ] the shoe¬ maker cried for the hide. (See Nos. 930, 1452.) It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. 810. K^^Xtt 3 &oA0K)& After shaving, all that is left is the top-lock. To sponge on another until he ha nothing left. After shaving there is nothing to shear . (itaUau. r 811. ^ / J T T> o'sr o <E^i cr^sSeo. If the sheep gets fat, it is for the benefit of the shepherd. If the servant does in a huff more work than he is told, it is for the benefit of his master. The term translated gets fat also signifies “be¬ comes proud.” 812. tfo&asb. -—6 The sheep only trusts him, who cuts its throat. The simple and unwary only trust their deceivers. 813. FT* o^ll, BlS’zr’tio When the man who ate sheep went, a man who ate buffa¬ los came. Parting with one rascal and getting a greater scoundrel in his place. 814. Like a wolf rushing in among sheep. Easy prey * Dopo il radere non ci £ piCi che tosare. ( 146 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 815. K T, v^y o & ^o^iScr 0 c3o-u^£>b, $£/<£&. The shepherd’s K&vadi neither rises nor sinks.