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Free lands are better when fertile, than shares of grain allotted by- government. 1204. <3 Sf*oK Does a man become a thief by finding property 1 1205. (S^ax^co Sitting in the middle of the road and being abused by every passer by. 1206. s5e5o. Like a pickpocket of Dv&rapudi. Dv&rapudi is a notorious village in the Godavery District. 1207. #£)c&n>o zr°&. The coriander-seed caste. Said of Komatis- ( No. 712 ) because treating a Komati roughly is the only way of dealing with him, as rubbing the coriander-seed before it is sown is the only way of making it sprout. ( 213 ) so v £,er € ?^i-c5o v a,§'. 1208. c^^SeT 6 <S^oA£>o-i52r 6 *£p> sSoXiS^S - £ S^oooT^ab. , [ The thief] going to rob in Dharmapuri went crouching from Dharwhda (Dharwar). ( See Nos. 461,1696.) 1209. $U£>bo v3£o, ^og| §k>£3§ -^Sx^^S) CO ^ There is no justice in oppression, and no sight in a blind eye. 1210. ^So^oooTT* *§"*?5"0, §)^baax>7T° -§^Z$!3. You must get a hero or a beggar [ for a husband ]. 1211. tt 0 ^, A king without courage, a minister without judgment. 1212. ^076 &obo o&ob. Useless reading, like the blazing of millet stalks. c$. 1213. JboKex) l§oi> 7T>Q~iv*<Do &r>&~£>*§$8> eTT^&b. _ 0 “ When the Nangi ate up the brinjals, the calf ate up the cocoanuts” said he- ( For Vanga see No. 97. ) A certain Sudra named Venu before going on a pilgrimage deliiered over charge of liis brinjal garden to a Komati called Kustumbha. ^Vhen lie returned and applied for his garden his friend told him that the haugi had eaten up all the brinjals. Venu knew that no such animal existed, but remained quiet and waited his opportunity to pay off the Komati. Shortly afterwards Kustumbha required a man to watch his cocoanut t garden and engaged Venu for this work. The Sudra sold all the cocoa- nuts and appropriated the proceeds. On being questioned by the Komati, Venu told him that the calf had eaten all the cocoanuts. “ How is that ? M asked Kustumbha, “ How could it reach them?” “Oh” replied Venu “ When the Nangi ate the brinjals could not the calf eat the cocoanuts?” The Komati. knowing his own dishonesty, could give no answer, ( 214 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1214. tfoA £oo?0^ ^)o“fc, $5 )&§k5 iStSzx) “ Swallow without chewing, Nangi.”—“ The boiled fish are biting me” she replied. (See Nos. 15#, 483, 1829, 2034.) Nangi is a name given to a woman who is never at a loss for an excuse however paltry. 1215. z5oQ> &o~§j z5o£> &o~£j z5o8>. r / If he says it’s Siva’s bull, it is Siva’s bull; if he says it’s a pig, it is a pig. ( See No. 1082.) Said of the power of a great and unjust man. 1216. What the priest gives is sacred. 1217. £>oi), TT^TEr’SSbx -0 , ^3^5)0 i>|), ^<boX>?5oo8. If you meet a Nambi, a Tambali, a cobra da capello, or a hare, it will be worse for you. ( For Nambi see No. 274 and for TambaU see No. 173.) 1218. cSob tfob TT° “^)o<S§ Jb IjoS § CO _ s> 7 OO ^o&bSoTV 0 To <b. “ 0 Nambi! Nambi ! what assistance will you render at my marriage V 9 said one. “ I will help you by my absence,” replied the priest. Meeting a Nambi is an ill omen ( See No. 1217. ) Negative advantages. ( 215 ) 1219. Ijo oSo The jackal howls and brings evil upon its whelps. 1220. 7T°35g ^)o<^7V° (6rS^ ^r^sSoo ‘eT T> l!§63 sjog,. . Although I was as cunning as a fox, I was deceived by a tortoise. A man sat on the back of a tortoise not knowing what it was, and sank with it. 1221. <3o ^h>-0s 5 oT^ex* ’ CT~ CO Every one who sees a jackal hunts it. 1222. S^oootf After the jackal had departed, the hole lamented and wept. Great sorrow in a household. 1223. KSS^ cSdS^J., ■^s5r*S'lkS' ir _£. Where is the jackal 1 where is heaven 1 What prospect has the jackal of entering heaven ? A hopeless idea. 1224. <5§k_ ^e>-S^dSb ;>c3og;5bo. Like the effect of the Cassia fruit on a jackal. Bela is the Cassia ( Cathartocarpus ) Fistula. 1225. c5§^.ex> c&oSX£> tt’Xdoo o3o£ 5X£> ^)^exr° Are there holes unknown to jackals, or anthills to snakes 1 ( 216 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1226. Like a basket boat sinking as it reached the middle of the river. A break down half way, in any business. * 1227. sJpgbS^r°?555oo A man who has become a D&sari in middle age, is not punc¬ tual in his duties. (For Ddsari see No. Ill-) Business habits must be learnt in youth. 1228. #8, SoSo^S). A fortune obtained in middle age is like a boil on the sinews. It spoils a man. 1229. e>£5o§6 7r°ex)XD 76^8. A lady who can’t walk must have carriages on all sides. Said of a lazy woman. 1230. So£b5b. As you walk you widen the path, as you put [ earth ] you raise the ledge. Donka is a path between two fields. Kuduru is a ledge made with earth round a mortar in which grain is pounded. 1231. -OSSyoka. Common oysters are in one spot, and pearl oysters in another. ( See Nea. 735, 1668, 1608, 1816, 1969. ) ( 217 ) 28 £3 o o S'. 1232. o3otfX<3b, £>30^ l3l6£o ^>&XD&bA& He said “ I don’t know myself, how can I know you V 9 Said of a supercilious fellow. 1233. tfo5bo -zrQ~i$tix>. A cocoanut which cannot he chewed. (See Nos. 253, 737, 1729, 1757.) A difficult business. 1234. jSs&rw T 3c55oS2r 6 li > i5blo sSgS. When he went to pray, the mosque fell on his neck. The management of the mosque was forced upon him. 1235. T7°o5brT^ £9o When a man expressed his trust in R&manna, the latter promised to make him as great a man as himself. Ramanna was really a beggar though pretending to be a great man. 1236. q5)0& 2Jo£,<ber^3b. -& I trusted it and put it to soak, it became acid and began to ferment. Misplaced confidence. 1237 . "Us tt^qoS" tt^ooXd £)^ex>. The tongue without nerves goes all ways. When the conscience is dead, moral restraint disappears. 1238. £&£> g'cxb ^o-CPooo OO By the look of a man’s eye, granite will be brokers. The power of an evil eye. ( 218 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1239. &5&37V 3 It is like the cooking of Nala and Bhima. Said ironically to a bad cook. 1240. ^0£) Beating a bedstead on account of the hugs. ( See Nos. 256, 1940. ) 1241. ote-vtS 20OcS Like a cart running over Nall^ru. Nalleru is the Vitis ( Cissus ) Quadrangularis. 1242. ^^200 T^Pe^er 0 ef>s5§ 7T°£3S. Of the days of Naw&b Sa’&dat-ullah KMn’s grandmother. As old as the kills. 1243. ^T’dSb^ sJr°^r° <£z$13Z>o. You must keep a Naw&yati lad and a bundle of betel leaves wet. Nawayati is a sect of Muhammadans ( See the “ Qanoon-e-Islam” page 12 et seq. ).—Water is thrown on betel leaves by the bazar-men to keep them fresh and to prevent their being blown away. 1244. cjoo<3b<3b. He who swallows is better off than he who chews. He gets along at a greater pace. ( See No. 1885.) Said of an energetic man. ( 219 ) es O ^ I * *t5 o ^ S'. 1245* 13^iyyZr o &> 1S>cS 1§^A5b, c§o£i55 ^20,^3' He who speaks to make you laugh, speaks to your ruin ; he who speaks to make you weep, speaks to your profit. A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile. 1246. 77*£^l3 soo&b&D^a. The field of young millet which is laughed at will be fruitful. Hindu cultivators assemble round a field which is in want of rain and laugh at it, taunting it with its unfruitfulness. By this means they believe that rain is brought down. 1247. Laughing, you reviled, and you have fallen into hell! j 1248. Silly laughter produces much harm. Laughter is the hiccup of a fool. 1249. K51§S ~^yyoX^T°^ ?6oSyU*&>. A laughing woman and a crying man should not he trusted. 1250. 77*0 20 -sr 5 , Great in name, hut little to look at. ( See Nos. 230, 240, 276, 613, 1542, 1796. ) The words of this proverb are Hindustani. 1251. 77*36 e$c556o3xg^6^o, 7T°3S es5 r€ X'g<£b&>. Let me have long life! let me have health! ( See No. 1253. ) A selfish man blessing himself. Priests bless themselves first. (German.)* * Pfaffen segnen slch zuerst, ( 220 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1252. rJ^So 7T 3 TT>A ^3O2J0& Am I to be examined, or is my copper pot 1 Said by an ignorant Vaidika who with great pretentions to learning knew nothing, and wished his pot to be examined instead of himself. 1253. 7T° §j<DV#cn> C3c5^^, 7T° 1U0£)od3§ As for me and my children, let our age be a hundred years ; as for my husband, let him take his chance in the world. (See Nos. 1251, 1313.) The prayer of a wife who did not love her lord. 1 am not ashamed, the Amavasya which is coming to-morrow is not ashamed. If it were not for my cock and chafing-dish, how would the world go round 1 ( See No. 750. ) A story is told of an old woman who fancied that the crowing of her cock woke the whole village, and that all the inhabitants were dependent on her for fire. * Daylight will come , though the cock do not crow . (Danish.)* 1256. co €0 The last day of the marriage over. Or, according to some, The great day of the marriage has come. Nagavalli is the concluding ceremony at a Hindu’s marriage. Dulness after gaity, or festivity at its height. * Det bliver vel Dag om end Hanen oi galer, ( 221 ) o^eT 5 §^J o (ft,S'. 1257. £>£&>fo5co. oo © x Squabbling on the fourth day of the marriage. ( For Nagavatti see No. 1256.) Any disputes with regard to the presents, &c., are brought forward on the fourth day j until then no one can open his mouth. Forgetting many past benefits on account of one slight fault. 1258. ^cSooog 1 b My hand is aching, beat with your hand upon your mouth. . Mourning by proxy. 1259. TT° The pill in my hand, [will take you on] a pilgrimage to Vaikuntha ( Vishnu’s heaven). ( See No. 478. ) Said jokingly to a quack. Bleed him, and purge him; if he dies, bury him. (Spanish.)* 1260- X<g55bo So§^ex> !>§#£). t) When the jackals slid on his delicacy, the dogs pulled out his grey beard.