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S'0 All, ~S^Q~ct° , &)Xo&3 ^0 si "When a king like Bhoja Razu comes, a poet like Kalid&sa will follow. Bhoja Bazu was a king famous for his liberality and for his bountiful patronage of learning and poetry. 1653. o&oX'O'zr’ci 1)o<b e5^°-C5b^ 13ex? If you dig into the dunghill of a barber you will only find hair. Unprofitable labour. 1654. ZfooX&S ^cr°-D §6o£3tfa. o The bullock began to limp when it saw the barber. Who would take out a thorn, &c. Malingering. 1655. <3boX0 ^^0 §^. An old barber and a new washerman. An old physician , a young lawyer. A harher learns to shave by shaving fools. 1656. [ ^ryFT , £)§ £>ooci(D£>x> ^c35b£xo ~SXd. There is no fear for a good life for forty days. A strong man can exist without food for that period. ( 287 ) C3 o I x5 o ^ 1657. <£bo-u> "53^^)§ (Sbb'rs'^o 7^°cl\. Death is witness to a good man. A good man’s character is borne testimony to, after his death. Good men must die, but death cannot hill their names. “ The memory of the just is blessed Proverbs x. 7. 1658. £>bo-£) s5oH 5 dj -15 £s£)*£§ <£bo25o. CO To a good man silence is reproof. 1659. <x>bo-D *r>&is ZS^ffyT 0 S&tfvd Alas! has a death warrant come to a good man 7 Regretting the loss of some good man. 1660. <£bo-D "53^6 § £5boc$b. A word is medicine to the wise. A ivord to the wise is sufficient. ( Latin. )* 1661. 55bo-0 £oo-D fT’po&b £5^ IS-wy One word to a good man, one stroke to a good bullock. A nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool. 1662. <5&o,Sls5bo 73£j\ oc^ooo^^oo. KS oJ OO CO 1 CO * CO Mallubhotlu to read the prayers, and Ellubhotlu to eat. It was Ellubhotlu’s part to read the prayers, but as he was an ignorant man Mallubhotlu officiated for him, while he attended to the eating part of the ceremony. 1663. i&o^sSx) 3o#£Sd Sx>& 'So"3& h&. For the Sandhyh without Mantras another pot of water- A man who pretends to perform the Sandhya without really repeating the sacred formula, uses twice as much water as is necessary. * Vcrimtn eat sapient!. ( 288 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1664. SS^6pSx> Like covering the body before the midwife* Hide nothing from thy minister, physician, and lawyer. 1665. 33bo^^ej>So S$b"°£>o<% "S^d3bex> Can unripe mfangoes be made to drop by magic 1 ( See Nos. 421, 2023, 2Q77. ) Said of excessive leniency or ineffective measures. 1666. oSoo& c^§6) s5ooo~ei o5o2$X £>o-u>c5. o 2o If there are more people, the buttermilk will be thinner. i. e. more water will be added. 1667. ^ooo £be;55bo 1§-£>y3gD. Going to Mekka and bringing back dog’s dirt. ( See Nos. 610, 612. ) 1668. Sail bs. A fly to a fly. ( Hind.) (See Nos. 735, 1231, 1698, 1846, 1969. ) 1669- oSbzp ^tf^ooo'ei, o3oSj^^ooo^ IS?a5oJ5bo. When there’s a drought in Makha or Pubba, a great famine will follow. Makha and Pubba are the 10th and 11th lunar mansions. 1670. ^)g .^0007T°<3o. Born in Makha, he died in Pubba. ( For Makha and Pubba see No. 1669.) 1671. £>o^> ^5)6>£>olf, o3b£5b<5o £f>6oo7T° £>o&b<3o. If Makha thunders, even the millet stalks on the coping of the walls will yield. i. e. there will be such fine rain, i ( For Makha see No. 1663,) ( 289 ) 37 1672. $£r>§ x5o<2&. Even the goddess of pestilence passes over the woman un¬ loved by her husband. Because her misery cannot he augmented; death would only release her from her sufferings. Mari or Mariyamma ( Sans. Mart) is the fury supposed to preside over the small-pox and other epidemical diseases. You cannot damage a wrecked ship, (Italian.)* 1673. o5b7T°r5S6 tt°ooo £&oo<3. o eo Don’t forget to pick up a stone for each loom. Said by one of a party of weavers ;—until thus betrayed, their sticks had been mistaken by robbers for matchlocks, and they had been permitted to proceed with impunity. 1674. cSo&T 6 Going into a river upon a mud horse. ( See No. 631. ) Relying upon a man who pretends to have influence. 1675* He is like a snake which has eaten earth. In a stupid state. The Hindus say that snakes sometimes eat earth, when in want of food. 1676. o3d&oooor\ s513<3b. eo o 7 a Although it is an earthen one, yet my ox will beat [ the real ox ]. ( See No. 1048.) Excessive obstinacy. 1677* Z$j~°8d to A person gets no answer when he transgresses the bounds of politeness. A rude speech gets no reply. * Non puoi mal fare a nave rottar ( 290 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1678. o5br9oex> Tetters set with gems- Fetters still. 1679- £5b& 1§£) 7^£) ^(b. A senseless speech, a tuneless song. 1680. <3o<3bSo ZSH ^TT^&d. He is like the cat on the coping. i. e. lying steadily in wait. Said of a cool, calculating, selfish man. 1681. <3b£<&><&> ef>£5$S6 feStfbo. The grandson learnt his lesson, and the grandmother’s itching was taken away. The grandmother made her grandson write the alphabet on her back. To kill two birds with one stone. To bring down two apples with one stick. (Dutch.)* 1682. <3bg “S^dSber®. [ Are we to put ] ear ornaments on ears that we have never heard of! Said of persons whose pretensions to learning are not acknowledged. 1683. <3bK)&> ^SbS^'^oSb "g^exj ^ci^ zr°& ~£&>. *- o The mind travels over Mahammeru, hut the foot does not pass over the threshold. ( See No. 1708.) Meru or Mahammeru is the fabulous mountain on which Brahma is said to reside attended by Rishis, &c. It appears really to be the high land of Tartary immediately north of the Him&layas. ( Wilson ). * Tvee appelen met CCncn etok afwcrpcn. ( 291 ) 1684. £5bo5r&> !§£) <55b<3b£5bo. t An unhappy match. 1685. <&>£)fx <*£)o£5b "0<*&>. There is no medicine for the bite of a man. The bite of an enraged man is said to be fatally poisonous. r '' ' il 1 ■*, 1686. it 0 S’" s5j-°SoS6 Will [calamity] come to a tree and not to a man 1 Human beings are more liable to injury than inanimate objects. 16S7. <>5b£>A§ ^S)|x. A man gets fat by doing nothing, a beast gets fat by eating. 1688. aSb$f^ 1b & e^oooTT^, b 1b & ~^d5b. ' Although the man be poor, his word is not poor. ( See No. 1706. ) Great words with an empty purse. 1GS9. <3b£>Ib. S^-u^exo ir*<3b. No man is useless. 1690. <&>S rS <£oo£5b !§£&>. There is no medicine for mental affliction. Gold is no balm to a wounded spirit. 1691 . A5brb2[>osl ^^^oaoooTT 0 , sbr^dtfber^cl ££k> <5500So zx>&> —6 i. Although Cupid himself were the husband of a bad woman? she would not give up her evil practices. C 292 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1692. <&>§-£> S^ooo 3&&X 60 2j By mistake she poured buttermilk into buttermilk. Absence of mind, but no harm done. 1693. SfcT$5cr>b 7T> *^<bo £^<£b.. Though the word of Maryhda R&manna fail, my blow will not fail. Maryada Ravianna ( ‘ the respected Ramanna’ ) was a famous m ner. renowned for his judgment and the wisdom of his decisions. 1694. £>oej>^5 br~°-C5o5^&Qr° zi£$. The helpless Sannyasi and the jade are a match. 1695. £Sbe3 *^0313. Like a field attacked by worms. Sudden and overwhelming ruin. 1696. -Qb)e>o 60 n3o5)O0 sSbr^rb^^D ^oocbeoj. ^ 60 [ Having heard that ] they bore in Malayalam, she covered up her ears all the way from Mayavaram. ( See Nos. 461, 1203. ) Mayavaram is near Combaconum. 1697. lS^<3b "s^ctfb ^ eo Like smearing anything with lamp black and making it like a rose apple. Neredu is the Eugenia ( Syzygiilm ) Jambolana. Deceit. ( 293 ) 1698. o$o$ 55bo^o55bo oX , d&r b , ^SboSolT 0 ^ ’zy o d&r r > S^XcooKS^o. Like a black faced villain joining an oily legged sinner. ( See No*. 735, 1231, 1668, 1846, 1969. ) Burglars disguise their faces, and lepers oil their sores. Birds of a feather floch together. 4 1699. 55oSH ^x5o *53^8§ sftfrao ^tfrao. / / When great men are under the coping, “ Saranu! Saranu !” [is said] to' those who live under the wall. ' ' i Saranu Saranu here means “ you may go, you may go.” When a superior is in want, an inferior must expect to be neglected. 1700. o t!\ Sotfl§$55bo S^ooo^^x). — & eo Like the goddess of fortune emigrating. Said of an avaricious person going to seek for some small gains. 1701. s6x°ol655ba e^odJT’o&S) 13o5355b “SkSo^TX 3 . May we hang a string of bones round the neck, saying “ we eat meat?’’ 1702. Z$t t >o'3£x> s5x° o'3z$x>&) ■^jo-C5o55o. Flesh increases flesh. 1703. 55x><b& “^^bexo. CO Word upon word spoils speech as weeds spoil water. ( 294 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1704. s£n><b grtfy Gr^at words, but small measure. ( See Nos. 661, 1708.) A Manika is a dry measure. The greatest talkers are always the least doers. 1705. s&r°<b He that breaks his word is a Pariah. 1706. ’Stf&S'ska ~3&>. He is not wanting in words. ( See No. 1688. ) He ruins himself in proynises, and clears himself by giving nothing. (French.)* 1707. s£r’>k<t>& So©, ££>§ o3s0. CO 1 CO He talks like Malli and works like Yelli. Malli and Yelli are women’s names. The former means * again’ the latter ‘ tomorrow.’ Applied to a man who is great in words, but slow in action. Say ivell, and do well end with one letter ; Say well is good, but do ivell is better. 1708. §^£000 'sr o b ~e3d5b. His words leap over forts, his foot does not cross the threshold. ( See Nos. 661, 1683, 1704. ) Great vaunters, little doers. ( French.)T * II se ruine ft prometfcre, et- s’acquitte i\ nc vien donner. t Grand vantcurs, petits faisenrs. ( £Do ) 1709. s5x°&3tx> oooo&d<3o, sSy^oO&S 35^£>X)5&x) & j ~° ax>o6o<3b. Let us have a talk in my house, and dinner in your’s. A regular screw. ss; He is no friend that eats his own by himself and mine with me% (Portuguese. )• ’Tis good feasting in other men's houses, (itaiian.)t 1710. sSr~°bix> SbS i t When “ Hiss!” was said to the dog that had been taught to speak, “Hiss!” the dog replied.