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999, 1002. ) l 1369. S5X45 o$r°bex>* s5S)l s&n>6oex> ^oo. Talking in the day time spoils one’s business; talking in the night time spoils one’s sleep. ( 240 )' TELUGU PROVERBS. 1370. £>Xex> ■£>"£> '33 _0 8§ l§£Sb, tt 3 ^, <S^5£)bo8o l§d5o. If he dies in the day, there is no rice to put in his mouth ; if he dies in the night, there is no oil for a lamp. Rice is put into the mouth of the dead at the funeral ceremony. Said of a miserably poor person. 1371. £K"e3er° 1 $$7T>3b, a’SjjJlhS SX "f§t Like a weaver saying in the evening to his wife “ woman during the day I have woven two yards, if you bring a lamp now I’ll undo it all again.” Said of an idle fellow. 1372. £Xoy°jbo&> soft z)^5^<do S^oooT^ ooo£“^<3b. If alms are given ten times in an enemy’s house, so much the better. 1373. Xj| Put green grass [between two rivals], and it will blaze up. 1874. £j£)\ 13oX"s^c&b tSakyi. a w Like an unripe wood apple sticking in one’s throat. Distress caused by continual worrying. 1375. £><b£Xex> ‘^r^Sbo'U-' 0 e5>cf&>, 7T° c&S)o l§oor6o<3b A burglar being asked why he was house-breaking in the day time, replied “ What do you know of my necessities?” Distress tempts, to crime. ( 241 ) 1 1376. 'C5b^ r _ex> 'SiPcIfj^dSb. In the full light of day, he makes the stars appear. Professing to do wonders. Applied to a great cheat. 1377. £<53:58 -Do& 7V^S) 5&o<yX §^£6 T°2Sb. SO - ^ 6 What I am clinging to is a Tamarind hough, not a Mulaga. The tamarind wood is pliable, but the Mulaga ( Hyperanthera Moringa ) is brittle. Said by a parasite of his staunch protector. 1378- £>o&b<3o. If there be a rainbow in the west, all the dry tanks will be filled. 1379. s5<S"5sk* £8> ^lx>. eo One cold in the head is as bad as ten diseases. \ 1380. -£>&>§6<d A house full of young girls, and a fire of little twigs. Difficult to manage. 1381. ti&ftozioo Sotr^^r 3 2JX5s57T^ &o'ti £3Sj-$ ^|37T^ vfiSsSTT^ e)0 ^p^cro 7 When Basavanna was asked if he would eat cotton seed, he * said “ Ah&”; when Basavanna was asked whether he would have on the pack saddle he said “ IJhu.” ( See Nos. 73, 518, 1070, 1385.) Basavanna is the name of a bull sacred to Siva. Bullocks are often familiarly called by this name. Aha is an exclamation signifying consent. /\ Vhu signifies refusal. ( 242 ) TELUGU PRO VERBS. 1382. ^r°£) ^o^5oj5co. ^ CO With many people death is equal to marriage. Applied to an honorable death in a good cause. 1383- £>&o5bo&e!T 6 '£>$£-£rz$x> ^r°£5£>o. Cs % A snake falling among a lot of people will not die. A bad man often escapes through the difference of opinion among others as to his guilt, as a snake does through the Hindu’s super¬ stitious dread of killing it. 1384* ££^-^000 e>ooo7T° ^Xerer*. CO _D If you throw ten stones, will not one hit! ^ See No. 107. ) 1385. £J0 z?o'&> 7T< lg)& ^£<£5bcr£j tt° £poA If you talk of work, my body becomes heavy ; if you talk of dinner, my body swells [ with delight ]. ( Sec Nos. 73,518, 1070, 1381 ) The trade of thick-headed Michael: eating , drinking, and idling. (Dutch.)* 1386. oooo63§ S^oX, , <5f°oX. A man who does not work robs the house, a man who pays no taxes robs the government. ( See No. 1069. ) * Pat is hot atnbacbt van dikken Michiel: drinken, ettn. warjdelen. ( 243 \ es o ^ § x 5 oS'. 1387. £>£)"£§£) ■^ c ^5tt t> 23 j c§o£>o ^f^oTT^^o"^, &5ol§63 §^^^5 ”^4)00 h&t$d7r°£&> When they asked what idle Pdpa R&zu was about, they were told that he was carving lines on a hare’s horn. ( See Nos. 319, 1388, 1389. ) 1388. SSboX® Se) *^e> /T’eA^cSfc). CO The barber without work shaved the cat’s head. ( See Nos. 319, 1387, 1389. > A man pretending to be fully employed. 1389. S5£)l3£> o$r°-u)&o& i)£>Hrzx> i)8§Z>Xb. —6 CO The jade who had nothing to do milked the cat. ( See Nos. 319, 1387, 1388.) If there is no Brahman within a hundred miles, Fll conduct the sacrifice. An ignorant professor gets on well in the absence of the learned. 1391. es<3b£ ef>cxx>7y° s$“e3;&. When we hear of Dal and rice we should run for it, even though it be hundred miles off. ( For Dal sec No. 183.) Said of a greedy Brahman. ( 244 ) x r TELTJGU PROVERBS. 1392. £o£> S'wlTex) Sc t£j, ^5)ex>£b cSoo&oSo If one gets a few mouthfuls of rice with Dal, why should one want vegetables dressed with acid ? To throw among the ashes ? Said by an epicure. - ^ 1393. &r*Tr> Is there a marriage without Dal, or a vegetable dressed with- out salt ? (See No. 2075.) Said to a great friend whose presence at an entertainment is indis¬ pensable. 1394. ^cpoo^^bo k zSS&otio. A man without money is chaste. 1395. £>ooo£>£; C2> d oo I Will an accusation [ be forgotten ], will water which falls in a banked field escape ? (See No. 1928.) Throw much dirt, and some will stick. An ill wound may be cured, but not an ill name. 1396. . , r i The property of others is as sweet as molasses. ( See Nos. 3, 910, 1560.) Being liberal at others’ expence. To cut large shives of another man's loaf . ( 245 ) 1397. £>ex>*C&o& !5~°XZb&>3 ~&jzx>. It’s better to stand and drink water, than to run and drink milk. A comfortable bertli with a moderate salary, is better than a bad situation with a larger income. 1398. £507^^% eSSsSo eT*^. The man that runs away, is inferior to the man who follows him. 1399. Give honor, get honor. 1400 ££> ^p^-^oc&r° 7^e>£$ oo v -' CO CO The people of ten villages cannot overcome men who won’t open their mouths. 1401. £o55bo Sno'd -ST^&d £)&> ("V) ' w ' ^ OO _£> Water lies in-the low ground. ( See No. 1308. ) Truth will out at last. 1402. £>c6o^3) ooo£>££) §^<550 £3 ^57T°6"^D0'eJ T> o coo-D^TT 0 ^. As impossible as that a Komati who would not give away a bit of turmeric should allow his whole store to be plundered. 1403. H)|3 "TjocE § IboSc £>^§^0 When turmeric was rubbed on her feet and a mark put on her forehead and she was invited to the marriage feast she would not go, but afterwards she went with a broken pot to beg for broth. Suffering by pride. • v ( 246 ) TELUGU PRO VERBS. 1404. Sod ZSo^XzSooXo j. He aimed at the bird and shot the deer. He fired at the pigeon and he hilled the crow. 1405. ~sr>d IoottS^Soo &bS^g^<3oe; ty>d Tod. The wealth gained by the P&ndavas was only, sufficient for the funerals of the Duryodhanas ( Kauravas). ( See No. 146. ) Ill use of well gotten gains. 1406. oT°S 6 The war horn of the Pakalapati family. Said of a loquacious person. 1407. t?t7V > £o& 20o^^5)£b^ ei&o, £nr’o?p r *<£r> ~Stio. There is no relation like your turband, there is no scamp equal to your jacket. A turband can be tied so as to hide all holes, which is not the case with the jacket; the turband is therefore likened to a trustworthy friend, and the jacket to an unfaithful fellow. 1408. Xo7V°c5oSo&) Sch>£3 6 The goddess Grang&namma who presides over the burial ground, thinks of nothing but eating [ the corpses ]. Entirely given to the selfish pursuit of one object. 1409* ^<bo &cr*£3§ § rr> X'zy v . If you get work, will food be wanting? • >. 1410. -Jrtv Zoofotio. If you are industrious, you will become rich. ( 247 ) <■ 1411. i>v)sSo<Ss ^S55. Sing again what you have sung, 0 D&sari with dirty teeth. Said to an ignorant imposter. Give the piper a penny, and two pence to leave off. 1412. -irtio l£er>Q. A jackal is the watchman of a mined village. ( See Nos. 830, 1413. ) Applied to a person who gets on well with his work when there is no one to question him. 1413. §^<^b In a ruined village, the leg of a bed is Pota Eitzu. ( See Nos. 830,1412. ) Pota R.&zu is a rustic deity. 1414. ^psT 6 o$‘W^r , So ^86, 73"°$6 1§1§ He said “ in this ruined village there is no one to praise me, so I praise myself.” Your trumpeter’s dead, and so you trumpet yourself. 1415. ^£^55^0o^5Sr° S^Xooo e$ u £Sb ~Hoi!)K)(bo. Like the old widows assembling to break the marriage cord of a new widow. A gang of rascals conspiring to ruin a new comer, who they fear will be in their way. 1416. ^OQ A bit of straw in sherbet. ( 248 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1417. ■^Fo<bir D d3b <5xn>£f lbA>FD o$$. eo A bramble is neither large enough to bite nor to place on a dish. ( See No. 339.) Papata is the Pavetta Indica. A quantity quite inadequate to one’s wants. 1418. Sf°oX v^roo. The riches of a sinner go to strangers ; the riches of a traitor go to thieves. 1419. *s^55bo^°^ CO The snake only knows where it’s feet are. ( See No. 802.) The Hindus believe that a snahe has feet, though they are invisible. A man knows his own business best. 1120 . Feeding a snake with milk. ( See Nos. 636, 665, U32. ) Showing kindness to an ungrateful person. 1421. -C$b£j£>bo 'ZSciX 'ZSX. The snake is your relation, and it’s hood your enemy. Being on friendly terms with members of a family though on bad terms with the head of the house. 1422. xSOobo, itrzSx). Friendship with a snake, fencing with a sword. &2 ‘ ( 249 ) es okays' O' 1423. ' j oS^0c^o u ~u) b o5 <0 o5^ d^io, ?o ! He won’t allow the snake to die, and he won’t allow the stick to he broken. ( See No. 43.) Applied to a trimmer. 1424. '^S5booe5 r6 ISovX 13 o<dX &r*<$*£$o. You may walk among snakes, but keep clear of Vaishnava priests. • 1425. T3ooo§ Like the glii falling into the milk pudding. ( See Nos. 195, 1362, 1430, 1886. ) When a pot of ghi slipped from a woman’s hand, it fortunately fell into a pudding. He is like a cat, he always falls on his feet. 1426. ■3&o§^ 6 _ sSoStfa. You must look for a thing in the place where you lost it. Seek redress from the person who has injured you. 1427. A.