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The consequence of too much petting or spoiling. 1711. sScn^oo e£e) S5b^4ooo, &r° i$<D co eo co co She talks like a mother, but she feeds me like a step mother. ( See Nos. 659, 1349, 1936. ) Said of a step mother. 1712. £5cT0ex), ~^ir r> 3>~§ ^o5§Xex> * When he talks his words are jasmine, but when he wrangles they are hornets. 1713* <3booy^§3 ~s~°jf 13 ^T° The head and the foot of a cobbler’s bed are alike. Said of an unprincipled sensualist. * Nao me pago do amigo, que come o seu s<5, e o meu comigo. t Le feste sono belle a casa d'altri. ( 296 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1714. 55b 0 , ^07^0 ^o0. CO 1 CO Cobblers say “Again,” goldsmiths say “ Tomorrow. 77 Dilatory in work. 1715. 55b^<£35^<b§6 cSodr^ 13o55b sSr^&S 75-uV^ £3^$ s6b^75^boex> ^5)0£>5575bo. MMhavabhotlu gets a cold twice a year, and on each occa¬ sion it lasts six months. Said of a man always in hot water. 1716. s5b“°;575bo Sir 6 coo75 1375^ ^^ra'SooSSbSo. When honor has gone, why life 1 ( See No. 1580. ) Take away my good name, and take away my life . Either live or die wV honour. 1717. S5y°£)75 S'^TT’Si 75bo55b 75 gb, oco“°£)75 oooo£o ^5)75^& ^gbg^ 5 55<b. • “Holloa Doctor! we don’t want medicine for a cured dis¬ ease, there’s a bitch with pups in the house.” Doing the Doctor, when he called for his fees. 1718. $5cp>£) 7^00075 ^)o<3b. 55b^ Like irritating a healed sore. 38 Bringing up old quarrels. To rip up old sores. ( 297 ) e3 o ^ < 6 ^ §x5 1719. o&r°&)&> s5cr ,5 3o ( 3b £>&3;5 ^j-^^t 0 '. Will you look to the tree or the devil which has possessed the tree 1 You must pay respect even to a low fellow in power, because of his influence with those in authority. 1720. sSj^pSo ^Sodio s5r°<3b §o&“^ *0"°ex>e££). CO The tree’s fruits fall below the tree. ( Seo No. 1480.) What is in your lot, that you will have. Every man hath his own planet. 1721* tDoooTTT’. <xod3 1)0 efJoooTJ^, c3oex>£f,3b co eo co 7 OO CnJ (\J OO cO *Cv • eo oo A cat which kills a rat is a cat, whether it be of wood or mud. If the work be well done, never mind the instrument. 1722. 55b^A5b ~t)^b ^-£>by5b. Having named the tree, you may sell fruit. As having been plucked from it. 1723# o r^L&o f!) o a o5x5o^^>5b a b <0, obo§^_ 0x5 You can milk down a Monika, but you cannot put up a Chitti. • • Maniha and Chitti are measures. One of the former equals 16 of the latter. ( 298 ) TELUOU TROVERBS. 1724. s5cr°e> e5 v ^2o - sr’, s5£>n? 20 & cs 5 o Although you may he driven to eat in a Pariah’s house won’t get any D&l there. ( For Ddl seo No. 183.) Undergoing much and yet suffering disappointment. 1725. S&r°e> ^SboKV^Sx^oo. V-^S-Z CO The “Eight prayers” said in a Pariah hamlet. 1726. 3500^7^00, v ?3^ / ob^r3oe;§6 hboo. Cots for Pariahs, stools for Brahmans. Caste customs. 1727. s5r' t >er T3 d3b 7V°6§ ^er^dSb 7^5o Maya’s priest is Kolaya. Malaya means a Pariah ; Kolaya i 9 an imaginary name. Said contemptuously of a Pariah. 1728. cDooX* 13oeK)§6 ~e3($5o, S)jro£>§ X$o1bo Not a grain to eat, but scented oil for his mustaches. ( See Nos. 520, 1033.) Love of outward show disproportionate to one’s means. fT29- A lump that cannot be swallowed. ( See Nos. 253, 737, 1233, 1757.) A powerful oppressor who cannot be overcome. ( 299 ) e o-^'eT* 1730. Stoo^TT 0 ^ S?Pd£>?\b, $Xd &7T°^ t^L&zSx) ~t>&>. There is no greater height than the sky, dhere is no greater oppression than that of the palace. 1731. o^oo^cS. coj*^£> a3ooe$ Nr6 ooa <^So^_s5 fc9olf. The harlot’s affection is in proportion to the gifts of her paramour. 1732. £oo<£o,3b ■ SXh>X£<do osSr* She who has used paramours, and she who has eaten the skim of boiled milk will never cease to do so. Once an use, and ever a custom. 1733. Solos'r“&3 The prophecy of Midatambhotlu. A man is said to have "been given that name by a king for guessing that a grasshopper ( Midata ) was in the king’s hand when the diviners were all at a loss. Making one’s fortune by a lucky chance. 1734. &&K). o Running on the terrace of a house. A hasty beginning. 1735- Sbo-SoA S)6A S>r£ A As if the sky had broken and fallen upon him. Said of any one sustaining a great shock by suddenly receiving bad news. Thunder-struck. ( 300 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1736. s5cn><b, s£xw><b. A word to you, a bag to me. An influential person can by a word do great things for others. 1737. £ £>o£ 3 S)od3 £5^"°£$b. eo 60 C2> When a grain of rice fell on his foot, he started with conceit. It is only when a man has plenty to eat that he lets a grain fall. 1738. £xy° 7V>&> oooo&S^ ~t)o£> a3o£> yxso'to, CO - l CO CO ^ 7 CO S^COOrbdS’rb^^O. “ When will the marriage be in your house, swollen-insteps V 9 said [one woman, ] “ It was all over the day before yes¬ terday, swollen-knees” retorted the other. \ ✓ 1739- obcro COOO£5 £9olb, obj~° £>^§6 OOO^)^ iy°Od One said “ Here is bran for your cow,” the other replied “ Here is milk for your child.” ( See No. 663. ) Interchange of kindly acts. One good turn deserves another . 1740. Sbj'- cooo£3§ zSitr'tio o coo^dS), $5cooo£3§ d5£> _D __ o _P When I come to your house what will you give me 7 and when you come to my house what will you bring ? f :m ) 1741. £5qoo1§0 TT } Z)~<d7T 0 . o Do you require a looking glass to see tlie bracelet on your wrist ? ( See Nos. 119, 285. ) A thing obvious and plain, requiring no demonstration. As plain as the nose on a man's face. As clear as the sun. 1742. §**<§ Y ^3b‘ r § A widow’s son is a son, a king’s son is a son. A king’s son and a widow’s son are both greatly indulged. 1743. S5boo<$£ ^x>X^T°d^o cr°^5^5bo. 65 O A child bought up by a widow is like a bullock without a nose-rope. 1744. $5oood£ 55bo'^r^^)S6 X35 b£>, ^$5)§6 oSgp&b. The widow lost three quarters of a pagoda, the man lost a quarter of a pagoda. ( See No. 281.) When a man asked a widow to lend him a pagoda, she said she would only do so on his paying her twenty-five per cent, discount. He complied, but never repaid the principal. 1745. £xooc£ “^coc&bg ^v5b^^5b, £)o& "Sood&g xr*^. You may become a willow but you should not bring on yourself dishonor. ( 302 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1746. 55000^ ir o &) r £oo££ooo'ET 5 IT'cSb. Neither a widow, nor a married woman. Said by a man kept in suspense, neither granted nor refused a request, and not knowing whether he was to he as fortunate as a married woman or as unfortunate as a widow. 1747. S5boo"13aSb b> ib$b o3oS5(5b o&r^So. OO __£> CO If yoa take fright at a cupful of water, who will bathe with a boilerful 7 1748. S5booll<3b S5boe5g<>5boe£ ^£> 08 . A drop of buttermilk, the size of a pearl, to a whole pailful of milk. ( See No. 335.) A little leaven leavens a great mass. (French.)* ** A little leaven leavencth the whole lump.’ * 1 I Corinthians v. 6. 1749. £5boo&tf 73^ co 1 20 In front a ditch, behind a mound. ( See No. 1751.) A precipice ahead, wolves behind. (Latin.)t To be between the horns of a dilemma. 1750. SbbooSbtf SfcscSj? The old men’s feast is still to come. i. e. burial. Said of greater troubles still to be borne. * Feu de levain aigrit grand’pfttc. 1 A fronte praecipitimn, a tergo lupi. ( 303 ) <3 o ^ O Q S'. 1751. s5”& /W’ooog, S^ll A&coog. If you come on, there’s a pit; if you go "back, there’s a well. (See No. 1749.) Go forward, and fall; go backward, and mar all. You should not trust a Mutaraca man going in front of you, a Boya man going behind you, or a Patrati man going along side of you. The Mutaracas are “ a tribe of Hindus, descendants from feudal tenants who were holders in black mail.” (Brown. ) The Boyas are a tribe of hill men. The Pairatis or Patras are a wandering tribe. Dangerous companions. The horns which came last are sharper than the ears which came first. Said of a new comer wishing to usurp authority over his seniors. 1754. o£>b 13?5s' z$-£y^&£> The first one was a wife, the last one was a widow. i. e. the first died while her husband was alive, the las* was degraded to the position of a widow. Old things are thought much of, new ones are not valued. 1755. s5<Sfs£. A noseless man with a running. ( Sea Nos. 801, l'830.) Worse and worse. TELUGU PROVERBS. 1756. 55boSo^_ ST 0 g'o&T 6 ^dSo. Having entered the nose, he gets into the eye. A skilful rogue. 1757. £xx>§6^__ ^Sbo^gs^bo. A pearl that does not suit the nose. ( See Nos. 253, 737, 1233, 1729. ) 1758. 55bo^o^_ey^ c§o 1§oo Every finger fits the nose. 1759. 55boSo^_ ^)o'd55tf&5 *><S"^o5bo ^cxbo^S. As long as you have a nose, you will have i running from it. Continual liability. 1760. 55bo^>55oo : &r*ib Sx^TT 5 ^ •£r>^S). If you look at the face, will not the dropsy in the feet be seen? ( See No. 932.) The face also shows the swelling. Said of a man whose stupidity is shown in his face. In the forehead and the eye, the lecture of the mind doth lie. The countenance is the index of the mind. (Latin.)* 1761. 55ho2p55bo 55j _D £b'S5 ) <§>5o 55bo oooo£3§ §^S7Y°£>o, '^O£r , 55bo "^ooXocSi § yt> £ 57T 3 £>b, -t5o5fS6 §^tf7T°<3b. A flickering lamp is unpropitious in a House ; a faithless wife is a shame to her husband ; a crying child is not fit for the hip. Hindu women carry children astride on the hip. The word Canka lite¬ rally signifies “ armpit.” # Vultus est index animi, ( 305 ) 39 1762. 55ooXd&£) SSbr^o l§55)55b. Alas! God has collected three of us. Said by one of a number of helpless people. 1763. SiuKoS .&>$>'§ &x>o& 75-°X<SS>.- The large pot disappeared in the midst of three. i. e.