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( See No. 609.—For Dasari see No. 111.) Tirapati ( prop. Tirupati ) is a sacred hill about 80 miles from Madras. 1087. 55boXo^&;5£b. Like the Tirapati barber/ ( See No. 683. ) Has it all his own way. Pilgrims visiting the gjace have to get their heads shaved, and as one man has the entire monopoly he beeps them waiting.for hours, taking payment in advance and shaving a little bit of one man’s head and then a little bit of another, to prevent them from going away. Applied to a person selfishly taking work out of others’ hands which he is unable to complete himself. 1088. 55bgX&b ^5-uV^ lfes5bo Like coming to beg buttermilk, and bargaining for the milch buffalo. Pi Ok u Jccl weiillL. ( 194 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1089. £^8 -^r^S^rTT 0 ^ev 3 g>&l?&b txHU&b. Sesamum seed always takes away sin, [ give them ] a hand- ful a head. Tila is the Sesamum Indicum. A jocose proverb, half Sanscrit, half Telugu. 1090. 205o-£T>. Is the gourd too heavy for the creeper? Applied to having a large family to support. 1091 . o&>, s 'rts &o-w° s'aDtffcu. When the creeper was pulled the whole hush shook. Injury to the head of the house reaches to all the members. 1092. &<b tr-ifo. The man with itch scratches himself. ( See No. 327.) Let him that itches scratch himself, i French.)* 1093. £o<3b TP>0;fo5<b. CO cr> When the man received a blow on his back, he cried out that he had lost his teeth. ( See No. 1766. ) Applied to inappropriate actions or words. 1094. vh&oo 25bTT°ooo ^oTT^coo When the drum sounded “ tudum, tudum” a man called out “ dur&yi, dur&yi.” Tudum is the ( onomatopoetic ) name of a kind of drum ( Tom-tom ). Durayi is a form of adjuration in the name of Government. ( See No. 40. ) * Qui sc sent galeux, sc gratte. ( 195 ) C3 o § x5 o X. 1095. oS^TT^r), ^5bo^,o l5<3b. The beauty of his slobberings, not of his mantras. 1096. £b°^>~§ s!Pafog5&oS6^_ $$)otio&). If your nose won’t stand sneezing how long will it last! (See No. 1133.) 1097. <^i>. A sneeze warns you as a younger brother. On the commencement of an undertaking, if any one sneezes it i3 con¬ sidered a bad omen. 1098. ebtfS" •sr 3 t6&§ cxxj^& ZSSgsX. CO The butter-milk of a Mussulman mendicant is Toddy. Applied to pretended sanctity. 1099. When a Mussulman raid is expected is one [ afraid of] facing Venus ? ' Arc omens observed in times of danger ? Necessity has no law. (Latin.)* In a village where there are no Mussulmans, the cotton cleaner is Saiyid Miyan- (See Nos. 830, 1412, 1413.) He is made much of.—The Saiyids are the high-born descendants of Husain, grandson of Muhammad. Miyan is a title. The cotton cleaners arc * mongrel Mussulmans.’ ( Brown ). “ Ntcessitas non lu\bel legem. ( 196 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1101. tPolb, d&>2ol§&£f TT^rSz TJ^a <b. When a man was asked why he spat on the Tulasi-Kota, he replied that he thought it was an altar. The irreverent answer of a sacrilegious sceptic, an altar being still more sacred.— Tulasi is the holy basil ( Ocimum Sacrum ). Tulasi-Kota is the Telugu name for the altar-like bed in which it is grown, in the inner yard of a Hindu house. 1102. s5'o5^5aoe5^ Xczr>coo 1Sdo§V l&>o0-u)£)tao. Like a hemp plant growing in a Tulasi garden. ( For Ganjdyi see No* 1031.) A black sheep in the family. 1103. co C) A frisky bullock carries a good load. A spirited man works well. 1104. e5o~°13o£ib Z$<$o a3oev,V0O 00 o3^CXX)t\)(x). While he was winnowing one Turn of rice, the rats devoured five Turns. (See Nos. 619, 1791. ) Turn is the Indian bushel. 1105. t£)ttSk> 'Ao&SS e^jrask). A straw as Mount M6ru, Mount Mem as a straw. The slightest favour done to a good man is gratefully acknowledged, but a bad man forgets the greatest benefits. ( 107 ) 1106. HAo-0 z5r°tfs5bo if-o -0 es&> e>^jb:>. I have determined on being liberal, bring a handful of grain. (For AUu see No* S2.) 1107. HAo-as -5r>S)l li'rf ©oA'jSoj. ~ / 65 The man who is determined [ to worship ] uses his ladle as a 1 ingam. Where there's a will, there's a way. The roill is everything . (Italian.)* The will is the soul of the worh. (German. )f 108. T 3 A 0 -O "He5oD l§£5b. • There is no greater folly than turning back after having once ventured to run the risk. (See No. 1890.) Turning back after putting one’s hand to the plough. Fortune lost, nothing lost ; courage lost, much lost ; honour lost, more lost ; soul lost, all lost. ( Dutch. )t. 1109. BVSbsS 1§1 §o£, £&£>. 1 Liberality leads to Indra’s heaven. 1110. “fc ~3$oo~b z$X 7T° c ^cx5b's n3 . If you get any thing eat it O Jagannayaka ! if you don’t get any thing do without it O Jagannayaka! Jagannayaka is the idol at Jagannatha, in Orissa. * La voloivta e tutto. f Dcr Wille 1st ties Werkcs Seelc. 1 Good verlorcn, niet vevloion; rnoed vevlorcu, vecl vcvloven. ecr verloven, meet - vorlorcn ; ziel verlorcn, :tl vcrloron. ( 193 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1111. 13 go Like licking the ladle when you’re hungry. 1112. "Bg|> e>oib, ^d&g oka e)^4oo. One said u Where’s the ladle ?” the other said “ Where’s the stick V 9 Two lazy fellows. 1113. 13(go ^oaTT’ ^ooog Burning his hand when he had a ladle. To stir the rice with. 1114. 13o&o 55bo£§o& ■D^oooS5'e5^. Cb Like the oilmonger’s stone seat. Of permanent utility. 1115. 130£) C3ST0 Little sense, great appetite. Eating one’s senses away. 1116. 130$ 130$ 6b SO > Although he knew the pit well, he fell into it. 1117. 130~f 130~£ Before you know it, it’s hard; when you know it, it’s easy. ( See No. 94. ) Every thing is easy when you know it. All things are difficult before they arc easy. All beginnings are hard } said the thief, and began by stealing an anvil. (Dutch.)* -— — — - + Alle beginselen zijn zwaar, zei de diet, en voor de eersle maal stal hij eeu aanbeeld. ( 199 ) £3 § x$ 1118. l^AY^Yc^b. Your sluggishness is equal to a full fathom. The word Bara properly signifies the length of the arms extended as when a man stretches himself. 1119. litf/V’cli c&g^oTT 0 What is the roughness of the ear to the man who gets grain for nothing 1 ( See No. 1482.) 1120. "S# Xo£,$$x>, ^o“7^&b 2jQ^. A horse for nothing, a TangMu switch. Tang edit is the Cassia Auriculata—“ When you ride gratis you use your cudgel well.” ( Brown’s Tel. Dicty. ) 1121. litf b& Jk. —O Property got for nothing is Bira peel. Bna Kay a is the LufFa Foetida. 1122. li<yo§o <§)£3 vSS^JoAb e>oootf<bo. Born to a scorpion and becoming a black ant. An unworthy scion of a noble stock. J123. ©ex)§6' ef)ok>s!r T> Gl-&<\>£>£o. CO CO When the scorpion was given power, it continued stinging until the morning. ( Sec No. 1510. ) Applied to the abuse of authority by evil persons. 1124. *efex>&D -c&>s55o e>75“s^tf£5bo ^§71*50. Who did evil to the scorpion ? Thoroughly bad by nature injuring others without provocation. ( 200 ) TELUfiU PROVE It PS. 1125. §Nocl, ZSciX. COCO 7 The sting among the scorpions, the hood among the snakes. The worst among the bad. 1126. r5oo£f§ £>o^>) efVKr^^oo. Like a man waking up the sleeping custom house officer to help him to put down his load. A “ green trick.” 1127. oc&^o 13ex>rtb t^°J\. The hear is witness for the bloodsucker or The hedge is witness for the bloodsucker. { For Tonga see No- 1128. ) According to the first interpretation, a band of Mahomedan freebooters, when seeking on one occasion to discover treasure which had been buried by the inhabitants of a plundered village, having perceiifced first a chameleon nodding on certain spots and afterwards a bear sniffing in the same places, spent much labour in digging up the earth, but all in vain.—The applica¬ tion is that natural habits are not to be taken notice of. According to others, the hedge where the chameleon lives should be questioned as to the latter’s'veracity and character,—the application being that the evidence of one man should be corroborated by that of another. Ash my chum if I am a thief. (Italian.)* 1128 . eN 5 005 £>bo£S oo^A>o. v - / co cj The Tonda grew old, and became an TXsaravilli. Touda is a bloodsucker ( chameleon ) which when old isxalled Usaravilli. Vice growing with age. O O O 1129 . S r0 ^o S^Nooo -OtfX S^-u^So. Q- ■ ^ ^-^ "Ninety-nine persons joined together [ attacked a man, hut only] succeeded in scratching his skin. A cowardly mob. L f cm suds a! rn.o c\VtO *ono ladro. es o "JS o S'. 1130. '>T > S' i _ei;5£5b ^SSj^ey* bf> The woman who couldn’t pound, put water into the condi¬ ments. She was too lazy to pound the condiments and therefore purposely spoilt them. 1131. If a slut be inspired by the Deity, can one escape saluting her? Respect must he paid to those in power, however low their origin. 1132. S** STS^rS He sprang up like a serpent when its tail is trodden on. Applied to a sudden burst of anger in any one on his evil ways being exposed. 1133. S^-h <§’'1-J5£££> &*£§**£$) ^e3e) ~^jo &I S^cxotf&ib. —CO CO A stupid woman going to the marriage of her husband’s bro¬ ther’s wife’s sister. Doing useless things. 1134. SfdIA B3oi6l§ ^ur^ex)^. The water which remains in greens after they have been washed is sufficient to boil them in. x. 1135. £9olb, £Xr^> 7T°d3 TT 5 ! ooo-&y j. / When the Sudra saluted the Brahman, the latter in return asked him to pay an old debt due by his father. Rudeness in return for civility. f 9 m \ TELUGIJ PROVERBS. 1136. aSbXSo £r x >tf<zxr° S^Xd CO Rupees to meet the exorbitant demands of Government, and vegetables for the annual ceremony of a deceased relative are never wanting. Foolishly giving aid in matters which bring no personal profit. 1137. Xs£3.