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The Telugu man not understanding Canarese, cried out “ None of your Sakus, give me some of your BekusS* When they began to dig a well, a devil came out. Applied to a sudden and heavy niisfortune, 1319. A5b^£s6 S^TT’oo. A hundred diseases to the Sesamum. Nuvvu is the Sesamum Indicum. The Sesamum crops are peculiarly liable to attacks of sap worm, blight, &c. 1320. <3^£3, 7T 5 l§5o. Oil seed and oil are one, the oil-crusher is another. (For Nuwu see No. 1319.) Joining to oppose a common enemy. 1321, Instead of a hundred [cloths] a bit of thread; instead of a crore [ of cows ] a cow’s tail. ( See No.; 1148. ) 1322. ?5o“°© Is the sea near to a frog in a well 7 Applied to a clumsy fellow. ( 232 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1323. c&(^yT°<3b, zS^o’ZTZS'g^d&v ’ZT 0 <&r> &°d si rd c§ocS\'sr > a^).. co co xJ The man who lost the oil cried, and the cocoanut man cried bitterly. A bullock laden with pots of oil belonging to one man and unpeeled cocoanuts belonging to another rolled over. The pots broke, but the cocoanuts were none the worse. The first man cried quietly, but the second was loud in his lamentations. Making a fuss about nothing. 1324. tfbO'ZS 6 Can she drink [medicine ] who could not bear to grind it! (See Nos. 468, 1138.) 1325. ^oooTT^, 00000 £Te3^5o. CO CO You should save another even by telling a hundred lies. 1326. ^r°8o "S^Sooey 6 cSo£>o Among a hundred crows, what could a single cuckoo do 7 What can one good man do among so many bad men ? 1327. ^j^^5boexr° XX £>8. One act of adultery does away with a hundred meritorious deeds. 1328. £cr°5o55oo£> S^Acoo zSX %5£tuo. Cb co Cb SO Like a hundred blind men falling into a well. An ignorant assemblage. 30 ( 233 ) I -i5o^8y§\ 1329. £5o-°8o£5b oS> 13ooocl^£ibej'£r t5 0(^b S^Xooo s5£f FT > &) Co / ' Cb -^rexy i)t§& ~S& S^oooTT^So. A hundred fingerless people together could not milk a barren buffalo. A thing in every way impossible. 1330. $5x°<bex> s$2f cxxr°d&> A hundred words are not equal to one writing. 1331. c£r 3 && £ fo ef>&§6. A thread joined in weaving. No strength. 1332. $5och£o§o Like demanding duty for a bundle carried on the head. 1333. ^£5bO &o& ‘^(bTT’Si o5bozr°. Cn} If the peacock shed tears, will the hunter’s heart be moved? ( See No. 38B. ) 1334. ~3o§6 s&j-t>Er , o5o£o z)# *^<bo7v° co eo He walks thirty miles in a month, as fast as a round plate can be thrown. 1335. 13o ^§6 ^_s 5 e)ooo7T° oooo<b Never mind though you be a seven months’ child, be born in a king’s house. ( 234 ) TELUGU PROVERBS, 1336. T3-) 2T°O0(S§ A thread to the new moon. When Hindus see the new moon, they unravel a thread from one of their garments and offer it, asking for a new cloth. 1337. lS<3b ■tf'i) "5o&o. -o If you die to-day, to-morrow will be two. i. e. the second day, on which milk will be poured on his bones, accord¬ ing to custom, after his body has been burnt. ( See No. 1314.) 1338. CO What does a weaver want with a young monkey 1 ( See Nos. 308, 732. 1360, 1363, 1498. ) The monkey would do much mischief. Imprudent association with bad people. 1339. CO CO CO CO A man that puts the pot, of ghi on the floor, and the empty pot in the sling. ( For Ulti see Xo. 304.) The eye is blind if the mind is absent. (Italian. y 1340. 200-°£) ^o§^_^5|oo. Mounting a ladder with a jar of ghi in one's arms. 1341. IbXlP’cXo Like a tasteless cucumber. ( See Nos. 230, 240, 276, 613, 1250, 1542, 1796. ) N£ti lirakaya is the ghi cucumber. Grand in name but inot worth anything. *Cieco e l’occhio, se l’animo 0 distratto. ( 235 ) It es o o 1342. "S<3b £)So ~^o^r;&> ef>cT&, £>^5) S^lf fe ^Dl3 ^o^r 5 ^ s5)0<3b;& &7T 3 \&&. "When a wife said “ If I had not been Jborn, you would not have had a wife,” the husband replied “If you had not been born, I should have married your mother.” i. ve. a better woman. 1343. £)cl-0 Rising off the ground and fencing in the air. If you loose your footing you will loose your power. ( Brown’s Tel. Diet. ) 1344. (ZTjZX) The writing written on the forehead never fails* Hindus believe that their fate is mysteriously written by the Creator’s ha.id in the sutures of the skull. 1345. ^r>43§ ^©§ ^ 30 ^© S&. No pollution is caused by the hand being put in the mouth. Engili literally means saliva. i Said by a careless Brahman. 1346. (3r°43 s5byer°geM ^0 s^-sp>. Would the pearls fall out of your mouth 1 If you were to speak. TELUGU PROVERBS. 1347* Xos§ ~Tb&&xn>&. CO [ By ] a slip of the mouth, a bundle of food on the back. In Ujjayini ( Ougein ) there lived a merchant called Diptimanta. He went to Jaugala to trade. There he met another merchant named Viv£ka manta who on one occasion said to him “ Tell me a story that is not known in the world, that has not come to your ears, and that I have not heard.’* After being twitted often by Diptimanta on account of his inability to comply with this unreasonable request, Vivekamanta undertook to per¬ form the task, provided Diptimanta should not pronounce his story to be false, and in the event of his doing so, should pay him 100 pagodas. Dip¬ timanta having agreed, Vivekamanta said “ On one occasion my great grand-father Vanikpati when going to trade in another country met your great grand-father Prithikpati and they entered into partnership. Shortly afterwards they reached a spot where grew a large and beautiful Banyan tree near which was a tank. Liking the place, they agreed that Vanikpati should remain there and sell the goods which Prithikpati would send him from another country. This was carried on for some time and afterwards when they met and compared their accounts, it was found that Prithikpati was in Vanikpati’s debt 100 pagodas. For long I have sought you,” added "Viy.ekamanta, 4t and now I beg you will pay me the balance due.” Dipti- I manta being unable to deny the truth of the story lest he should incur the forfeit, was compelled to pay the 100 pagodas, and beg his way to his own country, carrying what food was given to him in a bundle on his back. Some people who met him enquired what bundle he was carrying, to which he replied “ By a slip of the mouth, have I been reduced to carry a bundle of food on my back.” The evil consequences of an idle word. 1348. sr‘X&. CO Even a mustard seed cannot be hidden in his mouth. A gossipping fellow who repeats all he hears. 1349. ^5cn>5o £>o<3b, ^Sooog wexDrfo S5booo. Your mouth is like a sweet plum and your hand is like a thorn-bush. ( See Nos. 658, 1711, 1836. ) Ambalam is the Spondias Mangifera ; Balusu is the Canthium PaTviflorum. You speak sweetly with your mouth, but you give nothing with your hand. Fair words don't fill the pocket . (German.)* • SchOne Worte fallen den Sack nicht, ( 237 ) 1350. . If lie has a mouth he will live. The son of the minister of a king of Ayodhya ( Oudh ) was caught stealing the king’s flowers.— As he was being taken to the palace, his father called out “ It is of no consequence, if he has a mouth he will live” The son took the hint, ate up the flowers, denied the offence, and was believed by the king, who punished his accusers. ( See Telugu Selections, 36 th story. ) 1351. § r 'S$ £>& s*b'£s&>. When the mouth gets fat, it is made to salivate. A man suffers for liis arrogance. 1352. <^o-£)^ooo^ £5bo-£>£>. If your words are good, the world will he good to you. 1353. ~^o7oex> ^) 0 £ 00 ^ 8 . Speaking with the mouth hut mocking with the forehead. Insincerity. 1354. o^5o TT°X. If you shut up her mouth she remains like a dumb woman, if you let her open her mouth she’s a vixen. 1355. 7■sr’Si £ir*&~S>oo&>gb. What does a just man care for the favor of the priest 1 1356. ^o-tf-^o&£>)ex> £5bo-u5o §**tfs513 sSooXdSo ooo&"^ ^ CO O 7 o ef)£> “ The five P&ndavas they say are three like the legs of a bed, but there are only two,” said he, showing one finger. Said of a stupid accountant. ( 238 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1357. ^30x5^0^0 Z5o^r°&>4fo. Five good things, five bad things. Differently interpreted to mean five good and five bad qualities ; the five senses applied to good and to bad uses, &.c. 1358. 3 o^T’oXzSoo eo If the almanacks are lost, do the stars go also 7 Can the original source not be applied to, when that derived from it has been lost ? 1359. oOOxT 0 /^^ o5b#go&o25b Standing in the middle of five fires. An act of penance. SaiJ of a person being unable to extricate .himself from a difficult position in which he is surrounded by his enemies. 1360. What has a beggar to do with the price of cotton 7 1361. XotiX e^er^&b XoXqj g'&g), tio&X'Zrtio e>tf^5bo XotiX o^oTT^^b <J5bgK §"5o§). The day before the festival, there is a scarcity of cloth ; on the festival day, a scarcity of food; and on the day after the festival, a scarcity of buttermilk. 1362. £odSb The fruit slipped, and fell into the milk. ( See Nos. 195, 1425, 1430, 1886.) Happy go lucky. ( 239 ) 1363. £ofi>§ o&><D-vr° Sofe^So AocE. What can a pig do with a rose water bottle ? Gindi is a narrow mouthed vessel used for rose water. 1364. 3oS£> 'tio&b I / He can make a common pig into Siva’s bull, and Siva’s bull into a common pig. ( See’Nos. 1082, 1215. ) Ability in argumentation. 1365. o5ofi>0 -c5x>yS oooex> (zo,0§tf Np men die from the falling of a Pandili; no men live after the falling of a house. (For Pandili see No. 61.) 1366. SSoc&o 077°^ c&)£bo . Though he eat ten Turns of food he will say he is starving ; and though he eat five Turns, he will say it is a fast. (For TUrnu see No. 619.) 1367. 75§k_e§)o&> Why do you increase the sore in my side? 1368. 38} eT* V —yP A sword by the side [ on a bed ]. ( See Nos.