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it could not possibly be carried off from the midst of a number oi people without some one perceiving it. 1764. 55boil 55b3~°*^55o 7$~°Xd 5b. A knot cannot be lengthened a cubit. 1765. 55boCt> §o£5§ 55^> Cb co _ o They won’t fail to rise up when the water reaches their pos¬ teriors. ( Sec No. 970.) Alluding to a flood. Said of apathetic persons who won’t move to get out of danger until they are actually obliged. 1766. 55'0“ D 'e355b, When hit in the back his teeth fell out. 1767* 55bo& 55bjp55oo £)a, 1§£) Cb Cb A child without face or posteriors, a song without beginning. 1768. 55b3^5^r°55o ^55. An old tree has a firm core. A brave heart in a ’weak body. t not; i / TELUGU PROVERBS. 1769. 55bo&£>o &f^ll o$bcr^<3b zSlF^vo. When extreme old age is reached there are three castes* The distinctive rules of the three castes are no longer observed. Dotage. 1770*' ^SooS^xooSovcb £9 oA£dS5oo0o. oJ ("Vy The quinsy in extreme old age. 1771. .55oo5x) S$3oif)£>x> X&So'^'oT 0 . CO Is,your sweet face like Grarudas^va? Garudaseva is the name of a feast held at Conjeveram in honor of Vara- dardzulu ( Vislinu ) whose vehicle is the man bird ( Garuda). Said ironically to an ugly fellow. 1772. 55bo£btx> 55bo£>Iboo* § rTl ci~s~ 0 Q3o~£j, ~^jocl§ s5-D\K5 CO co 7 co *u) lbtfo&j" 0 o£&> 7T° ~%)£ Ibo co^ex) CO CO CO When an elderly bridegroom was jokingly asked to say something funny, he replied u All the married ladies who have come to the marriage are my old wives.” A person making himself ridiculous. 1773. oSxic&rsJS §ber°£36 £5bo^5y^ l§£5b, "Soooc^ "s^Oi l§d5b. The pedigree of a family numbering three hundred branches cannot be traced nor can a shoe be made to fit a maimed foot. A hopeless task. ( 307 ) 1774. z&r*d$o §^s5yex) "D^aSb. / Three hundred Sikhas (i. e. men ) may come together, but three Koppus (i- e. women) should not get together. / Sikha is the top-lock worn by men and Koppu is a woman’s chignon. 1775. 55oo£Aooo ~fja> s5br^5Sb ^S)0&f^e> &od© 20 5 o^. Would a necklace of three skeins of thread be heavy for Poli who carries thirty baskets of cowdung 1 1776. $Sx>Z5\odo c§oo<^ TSooXoS^d&n 5 £5ST&3. cjJ CO 7 CO A woman thirty years old and a man three years old are one [ in strength ]. 1777. Muradanna’s doubt is cleared. Said of a man who while wavering and doubting about some undertak¬ ing is forestalled by another. 1778. S5bo8lL>S5bo§6 ^yp>K)Oo, ^0I^_ 0#X^r^ooo. Three black beads for affection, and a mill stone for a clasp. When a man was told that out of affection three black beads had been tied round a boy’s neck, he said “ Then use a mill stone for a clasp.” ( Sec No. 93, ) 1779. J5cn30 "Soofo&b ^£ 00 . Encouraging beggars causes a great expenditure, an old husband is the plague of one’s life. ( 308 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1780. £>ooo§ / '3~ 0 d3b& S5AK) SSboodSo oSo£)^>d&> “S" 0 ^tflT’dSbSp' X5o&5ex> ^5)£y^£). H As there are thorns on the nightshade so is there roughness on the Khkara. (For KdTcara 6ee No. 555.) Mulaka is the Solanum Trilobatum. One man foolish in one way and one man in another. 1781. £boer^eoo e^ocSI oixr* ^)0 ~€d. CO _ O ^ 7 CO While their priests are starving, [the Mussalmans] give sugar [in honor of] their standards. Pits or 'Alams are representations of the standards of 'All and Husain set up during the Muharram festival. ( See Nos. 227, 799, 989, 1798. ) Caring for the dead and neglecting the living. 1782. ixooo Like filling up a hole in a drill-plough with a thorn. 1783. £)booo S5ooo<b b~% $^o§ogZT"£)§ Like taking out with a packing needle, a thorn which could have been extracted with a thorn ( See No. 820. ) • 1784. £woJk§ $5bo~°^o ^6o~o$ber°. w Does a beggar want three bags 1 Applied to an ostentatious display unsuited to a man’s position. 1785. 55oo^o^5b K$o£5bev). —6 Q An old womans tales. (See Nos. 157, 1006. ) / OAO ' 1786. $$x>Xxu&r zx) fij 0o*to, ^Sy^&Soo^o *^T^£>o — & o ° When an aged lady was asked “ Why do you shake your head?” she replied. “ Because I have nothing hettu to do.” A foolish question, and a smart answer. 1787. XDc&er^fb. o Fisticuffs under a veil. Two men wishing to converse privately put a veil over their heads ; having fallen out they took to pommelling each other. 1788. £>xr°X'oT 3 £) Z$x>oX6 §^£^£ 00 . Like scratching your nose in front of a dumb man. This enrages him. Deriding the defects of another. 1789. S5sr*£3§ 55bo<S7^lfe, cSo£>j-^ l§£5b. If you join the three, there’s nothing. Various interpretations are given.—One is that a man devoid of pride, modesty, and shame, cares for nothing. 1790. 080 esSoer 0 . OO _D CO U Are three pairs of leaf-earrings [ wanted ] for three days of wedlock ? Earrings of palm leaves, coloured with lac are worn by brides. Said of an unfortunate young widow. ( 310 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1791. "R>e;oo ^r°^bo^'? ) , S5b^e><3b'Xy 5500^0^°^ *T > ci-&7T 0 d£o:- After, practising fencing for three months he thrust through the old woman in the corner. Learning to no advantage. 1792. 2S^7y°(>XH> ^5oocS§ 7^&r° &>-5y D TF°tf& TV°?5-C5o^o5b. Sir, three kinds of food have been prepared and the lamps are lighted, come to the dining room. (See Nos. SO, 856, 1608.) This was a clever speech of the maid servant of a proud hut poor Velama to conceal the poverty of her master before visitors; the three kinds of food being the three divisions of the palmyra fruit, and the phrase used regarding the lamps being also susceptible of the meaning “ The straw torch has burnt to the knot” i. e. to pie end. You can't fare well, but you must cry roast-meat. 1793. Z&T-°7r° 55X- x 5 b^, SfcooS^ooo $5bcrT>''CH :) s55f ~C$b^;>o. Three cubits once round, thirty cubits once round [ the body]. A woman on being given cloths of different lengths, complained in each case that the cloth would go only once round her body. Not to be satisfied. 1794. 55bcro~^(^b § 60 X^ 0 . Why advance a cubit, and sink a fathom 1 ( See Nos, 619, 1101. ) 1795. 5&KB.& cooo iS* 2T"5i& CO v "— y A stick two yards long in a room one cubit square. A defiant speech in answer to a threat. (311 ) — es I -C5 o^,&\ 1796. §^o^£oooo 7T^ I© S^rtf^bo. Small in body, great in fame. ( See Nos. 230, 276, 613, 1250, 1542.) 1797. $5br^oS5bo £9o~io, £)5bye)£5bo ^o&j^dab. 6 When one said “ root” the other said “ rot.’’ One attempted to explain, the other pooh poohed him. 1798. ^ex> £bbo|x oixr* ^o'fc, When the great idols were begging for alms, the little idols asked for rice and curds. ( See Nos. 227, 799, 989, 1781.) Mulavigrahas are the large idols made of stone which always remain in the temple; the TJtsavavigrahas are, as the name denotes, the smaller images that are carried in procession. Forwardness. Impertinent demands. 1799. 55booA^5^.§ Bringing into the yard that which was in the corner. Treacherously revealing the secrets of another. 1800. sSbr^O^ tfSL. £<£<bo. u 63 CO Like a palmyra fruit falling on a groaning jackal. A misfortune caused by a strange coincidence. 1801. S&y*>ex>XDex> Sbboo&dSsTS'S, ©ocl G-roanings as before, but glutting as usual. ( See under No. 1173* ) A skulk. ( 312 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1802. o63-®§7jb£3li, ootf&. w When covered, [ the food ] became bad. The evil consequences of a crime are aggravated by its con¬ cealment. 1803. §^& g's5y7F’8&. *> i If they approve of yoi\ they will cover you with a goat¬ skin ; and if they choose you, with a sheepskin. 1804. s£h><£, The mother on the edge of the precipice and the wife on the brink of the pool. . / The two having quarrelled each threatens to destroy herself unless the man takes her part. A difficult dilemma. 1805. The elephant is an elephant whether on high ground or low. t See No. 444, ) True greatness is not affected by a change of circumstances. 1806. .§^^"1. Feeling the neck for beads. Said of a wheedling scoundrel. 1807. "So&^b o. Rice is not soft unless you put ghi. 1808. '&>§' The wattle on a goat’s neck. ( See Nos. 731, 1063.) A useless appendage. ( 313 ) 40 t 0 o yQj §' r ^J -u) o § 1809. 3)8. A goat-coloured tiger. ^ wo//’ in sheep’s clothing. 1810. ^o^"5^cX5b ~"oL) S)o fOiOo. The lustre of a green fig. It often has worms in it. ( Sec Nos. 1809, 1911.) Outwardly fine, but inwardly bad. 1811. "c§oS£ STtfr3S5bo. A Karanam to graze. i. e. up to any amount of bribery and corruption. ( See Nos. 660, 2042.,) 1812. ^ex) When they cried “ Bravo! Bravo!” he jumped down and broke his neck. Said of a vain man, who makes a fool of himself to please others. 1813. *o3ooo<S§ '€32$o, "SooS’d^oSo 7V°t) "^25b. o A pig-headed fellow [ feels ] no shame, the trunk of a tree [ feels ] no wind. 1814. "stooocli wodsScr 0 esd&oSxp. Pig-headed people live for a hundred years. ^K5o^5b. What can a husband do to a refractory wife 1 What can a king do to a woman who enters the hall of audience 1 ( 314 ) TELUGU PROVERBS, 1816. '^>oe$3§ rT) r5^ L ^. Like beating one’s mouth (lamentation) with a maimed hand. Doing any thing clumsily. 1817. ^5b^)^oo ©tf ^8^?$^). Like teaching a man without hands to eat Sesamum seed. Attempting impossibilities. 1818. "^doo<& s5bo&fy_jS A nose jewel in a torn nose. 1819.. “Sooo Tr°z?&7r^ 2)ej£5oe£o&o. 1 * An obstinate person is stronger than a king. The power of importunity. 1820. ISoo^^^oooK) ^o2Sb8o7T° The god he went to worship met him in the way. (See No. 174.) 1821. “oSooSo^^ si l5£>o'€o, '^^ 8^000 73"° “^)^>o5bc^|>o. As you say you have made no vow, feed at least one D&sari. ' For Dasari see No. 111 .) Importunity. 1822. "SmI) oT° 8 i ‘3^5577?., ~3>&£7r°.