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Because he does not swing his pots on each end. ( For Kdvadi see No. 568* ) The fortunes of a sheep-farmer are subject to sudden reverses. Applied to a precarious mode of living. 816. PQ PQ cr> The morning dawns before the shepherds’ marriage is begun. They have so many disputes that nothing can be settled. 817. fi r6 oXr°tfe5' r€ -u)o1 §$k5^>, Like mixing unripe tamarinds with Gogu greens. Gogu or Gongura is the Hibiscus Cannabinus. A combination of evil persons. 818. "^>8, VoXti rs s5oo& ° Too big for a clout, too small for a body-cloth. Neither one thing nor the other. Too little and too much spoils everything . (Danish.)* Not too little , not too much. (German. )t 819. <3^0 X<D Mr. Clout-Ragamuffin is the robbers’ master. ( See No. 9. ) He that has nothing is frighted at nothing . There is no stripping a nahed man . (German..)* * For meget og for lidt fordaerver alting. t Nicht zu wenig, nicht zu viel. + Einen Nackten kann man nicht ausziehen, ( 147 ) es o ^ e5^ fF* § xS o Sf. ¥ 820. o3r°^^ £>£)§ c3oo2&§6. Why an axe for that which can be done with a fillip of the nail? ( See Nos. 615, 889, 1439. ) Unnecessary labour. 821. FT*£Z&o c&l^oSar 0 ., oo 8§6 1b|3£> ^r^yn-. Lime put on a wall, money given to a harlot. No return. 822. A slap in the face ior knocking ones head against the wall. ( See Nos. 828, 966. ) Misfortunes seldom, come alone. 823. Kx>^s5bo S)^d55b$5o>e5^i £)£>§ sS<Sy^7T°. Will the chunam on the wall be fit for betel leaf? A little fine chunam (lime ) is commonly eaten with betel. Said of a man who does not serve his friends. 824. 3$)0"€o -£)^S5bo ^£P,<35S Z$\Sq?66. If there is a wall you can draw on it. 825. 13oo&b. There are more small sacks than big ones. 826. £)o1b, §^o£o<£ When it is as small as a finger nail, he makes a mountain of it. To make a mountain of a mole-hill, ( 148 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 827. efo. Like a jackal at a tomb. A tantalizing position, as he cannot get into it. Like a cat round hot-milk. 828. ^5o-v$b|^ Sooootf S^&oo. A blow with a pestle on a whitlow. ( See Nos.' 822, 966.) 829. §^3 -S3-°K555bo Like killing cows and giving away sandals [made of the hide. ] (See No..576. ) Steal the goose, and give the giblets in alms. 830. fT&TrC^ ^ A barren buffalo is the emblem of MaM Lakshmi, in a village where there are no cows. (See Nos. 1412,1413.) Mahd Lakshmi is the goddess of fortune. The one-eyed is a king in the land of the blind , 831. [Shaving] a bald head, to [propitiate ] the village goddess. No other will submit to the ignominy. 832. ~£& QX)^). Work without pay. Work not paid for is ill done. Work done expects money. (Portuguese.) * Obra feita clinlieiro espera, ( 14.9 ) e o ^ T* § r *J -tS o S'. Like attempting to teach Ghant&karna the Ashtaksliari. Ghantakarna ( Bell-eared ) is the name of an attendant on Siva. AshfaJcshari is a sacred formula used in the worship of Vishnu, composed, as the word denotes, of eight syllables ( Lo ) 834. -{So^o OQ CJ CO I He speaks so as [to cause one] to let the child drop from the arms and fall. ( See Not. 4. 5, 839.) A deceiver. A honey tongue , a heart of gall . Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. 835. -uio^r 6 ^oS5oo^ex> c§o5r5|j>. Looking for hones in a woman’s breast. ( See No. 2123.) A minute investigation. 836. ’=ur°$f o7T D cX5b'sr 5 ^)o1b, ooo “ Sit properly Mr. Washerman” said one, “Mr. Toddy-drawer, do you hear Mr. Barber’s joke V 9 said the other. Chaffing between Satanis, who are Vaishnava converts from all castes. C iso ) TELTJGU PROVERBS. 837. *r>tfS8 5~43S>&>, 7SoR'zr>$& tt&S. For beauty, a camel; for singing, an ass. 838* -CSi^ej^ex) Bo£r v *r>, -£>f) 0odj^"sy° £>o^>, -^i^er^exr 0 Jo &r^5b, -£5e) ©o&r°<3b,. ~5$& Boir°&> e>7T^<&6o. When [the guest] was asked whether he would take biscuits, or cold breakfast, he replied that he would take both, and hot breakfast too with the good man of the house. Applied to an ill mannered glutton. The first cut, and all the loaf besides. 839. <DaX$5bo. Poison covered with sugar. ( See Nos. 4, 5, 834. ) A flattering speech is honied poison , ( tfatin.)* Sugared words generally prove bitter, (Spanish. )f 840. S^oootf ?T 6 #©5cool!<&>. The milk given by the streaked goat which is dead filled the lost pot with a piece out. ( See Nos. 841, 1631.) 841. ■tf-ayctf-sr'S) 3og> A dead man s eyes are very broad. (See Nos. 840, 1631.) Lavishing praises on the dead which were not bestowed on the living. * Mellitum venerium, blanda oratio. t Palabras azucaradas por mas son amargas, ( 151 ) <3 o ^ §*j| o 842. "^o&i s5x>y3o^ S'k^o&o. Any quantity of presents must suffice at a dead man’s marriage. When a marriage takes place, presents of cloths are sent to the bride and bridegroom by their relations. Return gifts of about equal value are made shortly after the marriage. Should the bridegroom, however, die during the ceremonies, no presents are returned, and no complaints are therefore made regarding the value of those received. 843. -c5^'o' t5 '^ D cj5jO~^o u K)Kyy, If you live until I die, I’ll get you married, * * A jocular saying. 844. 200£3. The sea to a desperate man is as [ shallow water only up to ] his knees. Men in despair fear nothing. Despair gives courage to a coward . 845. *&Ox5 "^50^50 When asked whether he could read and write, he said, “I can’t read or write, but I can tear.” 846. -u)25s5 !§■£, ^ooo^S. When set* to read, the [ little ] sense he had left him. ( See Nos. 482, 681, 1567. ) Making bad worse John has been to school to learn to be a fool. ( French. )* ” -Jean a etudio pour Giro l.-Cto, TELUGU PROVERBS. 847. -tfaStf'ST’S) ^r*gvor°d& A washerman is better than an educated person. The washerman, though illiterate, invariably distinguishes the clothes belonging to different people by putting certain marks on them, but many of the educated cannot discern between good and evil. 848. -u)£>!§£> ^s5a“ D cS5be955bo, l§s5X3e^ex>. eo q> He reads the E&m&yana, and knocks down temples. ( See No. 941. , Much religion . but no goodness. 849. S5cn> 000060 TS&b, l 6 o^g $&r° SfosT 0 # ~£&>. There is no learning in my house, nor performance of Sandhya in my family. Said by an uneducated and irreligious Brahman. 850. -v58^o“fo ^p^7V°dt5b ^oo^55bo. The best part of the cold food is the pickle. 851. -C"^oo^ocS 63^0 o5d£>X££>. — & The wife who has eaten breakfast [ at home ] does not think of her husband’s hunger. Little knows the fat soio what the lean one means . The full belly does not believe in hunger. (Italian.)* 0 Brahman ! if you have brought food, eat it. Said to a selfish man who bores others by talking everlastingly of his own concerns. * Cin’po cutollo credo al tUgiiuicv ( 153 ) . 20 © Oypjfy 4 § -tf O^jU. 853. -l5Sn ^ o7r> ■tfej'-absrS’^S) W°X 5513,30. O'-CO CO Even cold water should be drunk slowly. ( See No. 177. ). There is a pun here on the word •v^en>x& £“§''*£) which also means “ having cooled.” Nothing should be done hastily Good and quickly seldom meet . Haste trigs up its own keels. 854. *o5e)o5o&63 S5od£o§6 &r°ho s3n<&-0cSkx>. oo eo Like making holes in the pots in a water-shed. The water-shed in India corresponds to the drinking-fountain in Europe. A despicable trick. 855. -j5©s5oad3' Soo&oeT* ir>#> -^3?5&. co eo Like throwing stones at the pots in a water-shed. (See No. 854.) 856. £>-u)^ S5booS£ Coming to beg buttermilk and hiding the cup. ( See Nos. 20, 1608, 1792.) Pride with poverty. Pride and poverty are ill met yet often together , 857, 0oooll fcT’sr'SoSo When cheap it comes to the bazar. ( See No. 25. ) ( 154 ) TELTJGU PROVERBS. 858. ^r T5 ?ob’SocEI "s^tfrs^oo. Cheapness causes extravagance. A good bargain is a pick purse. What is not needed is dear at a farthing . (Latin.)* 859. -i5g e>^55bo ©o“&>, £>(&, Saying she would die ( kill herself) she made a great break¬ fast and had a fine sleep. A trick to get a good meal, as she said it -was to be her last. '860. ^ur 0 When one says “cha” (and), he cannot answer “tu” (hut). ( See No. 616. ) 861. &1T 0 , A washerwoman of a mother-in-law, a barber of a father- in-law. A man abusing his wife’s parents. 862. <£boXe)^r°dSb ooo-D^^^o. Like the barber’s giving a written divorcement to the washerwoman’s wife. 863. ^^5 -T>8Alf OomTT 3 Although the mat be torn, will there not be found in it as much as a school boy’s mat 1 Cadaru is a very small square mat. Every thing can be brought to some account. Nothing so bad as not to be good for something . * Quod non opus est, asse canun est, ( 135 ) 864. ^r°§o<b Xo&zx> ^iTTr 3 If you have net quite clothes enough, there are plenty at the washerman’s. Alluding to the habit which obtains among the natives of India of hiring other people’s clothes from the washermen. 865. s5bbo55& i^o'So ^)oej>&5 Tod. A thatched hut opposite a Court-house, is used up for bonds. Bonds were formerly always written on Palmyra leaves, such as are used for thatching. 866. io u co u : vT T >£)d&>, o5DO-u)S5ar* He would neither die nor give up his bed. 867. T3"°<a u vT°55£) He will neither allow me to die nor to live. Perpetual worrying. 868. 1bd3li ooa)FT°o 26 "11X25b. He won’t fast unless told that his life is in danger. 869. 55b^r°^) tST$oo'^ t =. Does death come more than once 1 Escaping death, but losing an eye; 871. -Oo& tf-fryT 0 , -Do^ ^ooTod ^s55$b. The tamarind may be dried, but it loses not its acidity. Retaining vigour of mind though weakened in body. (i ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 872. -0oTT° -D*8o<3 ccb^).