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Shall I fear those who salute me ? or those who rap me with their knuckles 1 (See No. 103.) Yielding to force and not to entreaties. ( 315 ) 1823. l&x>Xo& S)o8c$5j^ex> Like grinding pepperxon the husband’s head. Said of a hen pecked husband. The wife wears the breeches. The grey mare is the better horse. 1824* Tr°2&7V°S), I am not grieved because my husband beat me, but because his brother’s wife will taunt me. Ridicule is feared more than pain. 1825. ^doXd&o §^1^30, 55coS6^ -£)£>o& My husband has done well in beating me, for [ crying ] has cleared my nose. Assumed indifference. 1826. §^£3, 58. Beating her husband and then lodging a complaint against him. 1827. "Soo^o ^^ 6 coo —o co —o ej Senseless howlings 0 Muttama Setti! Said of people wrangling without reason 1828. er^P^i XDgbex^&o. Lighting for the profits after losing the capital. Neglecting great things for small. ( 310 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 1829. ^o55be5^ XS^rl. Weak to begin with and pregnant besides. (See Nos. 150,433, 1214 , 2034.) Sick of the idle crick, and the belly-wark in the heel. 1830. Sf(5o^) XgsZX). Nothing but earth to begin with, and by want of rain, clods. ( See Nos. 801, 1755.) Worse and worse. 1831. ISoosSylSs) 'ST 5 '^ f3oan>£). C J U The man without evil is the best of wise men. 1832. ’Soo^o sfcn>13&b A fool has a mouth a cubit broad. 1833. “Soooooex^ tfsxj Trusting to the cloud, he cut open the tank. Prematurely giving up what you have, in the hopes of getting more. 1834. "^cocooex) £><%-£)£ ^ooXd^o £>&-£)£ sSxsozr 3 , ££3 £)&-£>£ <3bo^, c3o£) S)cS-D^5 §6oz^ &&5500. The heat of the sun emerging from the clouds—the passion of a meretricious woman separated from her husband— the violence of a bough bent and let go—the force of a pot lifted up and dropped—are great. “ Give the water no passage; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad/’ Ecclcsiasticus xxv. 25. A man under no restraint is a heat -witnout a ring, ( 317 ) £3 O ^j I -C5 O g\ 1835. “S30j5^ o 5£$K>7Y° 0o^55bo S'"fj^77 0 S) l "SmS^ ^&><do T^XoTT 5 . They may tie a Lingam round a man’s neck however much he resist it, hut can they make him worship it ? A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink unless he will. Ane may lead a horse to the water, but four an ’ twenty canna gar him drink. (Scotch.) 1836. £$os Up the waist in grief, up to the knees in joy. 1837. Lott'S, "S^ooooTT 0 oooolfx'z^. 0 my friend alligator! If this root had been my leg you would have treated it in the same way, would you not? An alligator enticed a man into the water with fair promises. But after¬ wards caught him by the leg. The man in turn deceived the alligator by a ruse and escaped. 1838. ■^x’^ooog es&li, £58oo‘Sooog esa&S£oo&. If the elbow moves, the wrist moves with it. 1839. "&oo£$£3 So^S), go^). A fastidious person suffers more than one who is less par¬ ticular. ( See Roebuck's Persian and Hindustani Proverbs, No. 776, Part II. Sect. I.) 1840. l&r°koo ■ TV’Di 13tfs5£&. A rough man does not fear the wind. ( 318 ) TELUCU P110 VERBS, 1841. *Scr o ~^'3y o £>§ "§ex>c6o^5b "S"°s5£3 2o5o$5). The weight of a load is known to him who carries it. No one knoios the weight of another's burden. 1842. ^oo£0 zfo oo£S. When he went for salvation, an alligator carried him off. He was bathing in holy water for the attainment of eternal beatitude. C35o. 1343. cSSo2T”S)S cOd£>o cS5itl\ c&>o~£x g"e&?exr 7 _o OO When asked what preparations had been made for the offer¬ ing, he said “Here are swords and daggers.” A religious Brahman is not permitted even to touch a lethal weapon. An impertinent, unbecoming reply. tf. 1844. 4S n pT*dil Sfro-*. Will the woman who has learnt to play the harlot, not learn to lie 1 1845. tfo# *^§^0 She slapped RambM’s cheeks, and then brought a spinning- wheel. A woman thought she excelled RambhS. (No. 1066 ) in beauty, but really was an ugly creature, only lit to sit at the spinning-wheel. 1846. -ST -8 ^, All the gems in one place, all the snails in another. 4 J^CC Nos. 735, 1231, 1663, 1693, 1969. > Like mil to like. ( 319 ) e3 o o 1847. 07§ o5j\§ tfST^eJo, T7°g> 0i§ 5J\S TPjfc. To the bird that lives on gems, gems; to the bird that lives on stones, stones. ( See No. 1473.) God provides all his creatures with that which they need. 1848. Xb<X,s5bo. CO As rider, so horse. The horse goes according to the skill of the rider. 1849. ^^^oooel, £>£&>r6o^£>. If the rider be bad, the horse will go on three legs. If the headman be soft, the subordinates will be careless. 1850. oT 0 ^ ^J\ox57T°. Are you to devour the man who has protected you 1 { See Nos. 267, 636, 665, 1077, 1078, 1079. ) Save a thief from the gallows , and he will be the first to cut your throat. 1851. tt>Xo -tr=-£$£tfsSx> sj*ox>^ &5y6. Even if you perform a pilgrimage to RimSsvaram, the pre¬ destinated evil will not fail to overtake you. (See No. 1871.) 1852. 7T°7V d ; 5& !§;&, ©o'sr’SJSo sSj-° e>& . I for singing, my eldest sister for beauty. Said by an ass of itself and the camel by way of praise. Applied to a braggart. did you ever before hear an ass play upon a lute ? ( 320 ) TELUCU PRO V EKES. 1853. v r5^, tf>oStt’ t $£&. Blessings on Raghava, blessings on Ravana. The deities were compelled outwardly to bless the tyrant ll&vaua, but they inwardly blessed Rdghava ( Rama,) whom they wished to be victorious. 354. &*&> ~$ 8 bozr A king will not die alone. The Hindus believe that when a royal personage dies, some other person dies at the same time to keep him company. When a great man suffers he drags others with him into trouble. 1855. tt°2? "d^tf TP , T3” D go&r o *U" 10 ^co£b ’S’ 0 o u ge;^r° There is no questioning the actions of a king or of R&ma. 1856. -dj^OK) Sfo&o d> 15oo<b2jo& t9ooo^8. When she looked at her husband with the eye which had beheld the king, she had a mind to thump him. 1S57. c&>§k_~d, XadlH When the king’s wife went on the top of the pal ace, the potter’s daughter-in-law went on the top of the hut. ( See No. 22.) 1858. TT'zi 3 13o-£)\?5fi> oSt^&d, 13ooftbd&> That’s the word, which pleases the king; she is RambM, who is loved by her husband. 1S59- TT’ap obooe^ 0 D As is the king, so will the virtue [ of the people ] he. ' Tcv Ra.nhhil sre No. 10f £5 O ^ § -U) O S'. 1860. TT 0 © 5 "^ ^5y-°$&, Villages without a king, temples without worship. 1861. Tn>ar*g0o odlr^ex) IS# !§&b. Though the kingdom be lost, the air of royalty still remains. (See No. 22!.) Applied to a man who bears the appearance of having seen better days. 1862. Tn><bJ&> The spinning wheel is come, out the way with your cart. I ask your pardon, coach; I thought you ivcrc a wheelbarrow when I stumbled over you. (Irish.) 1863. tt°& 7y°£> Like taking the bark off a stone. ( See No. 59.) . To milk a he goat. (Laun.) 1864. TT 5 © 3oo&$6 ooo‘<3£)"l9<^D. Co An iron ladle for a stone pot. Severe measures for stubborn people To a hard kust a hard wedge. (Spanish.)t 1865. ZSXdX) Sen 5 "ST 0 3 &7T. Shall we fall in the day time into the pit into which we fell at night? Shall wc not benefit by experience ? Bought wit is best. Experience teaches. ( Latin. )| * Mill sen re hirmro. t A null undo m.*il m ,J o. I Exponent in. 'k>'*of t \x -? :> ' TELUGU PROVERBS. 1866. ~u r >?yzy } & TP-'ooo. A stone on him who won’t come! An imprecation used with reference to a man who refuses an invitation. 1867. ^^8. Like R&ma’s kingdom. ( See Nos. 168, 278, 1644. ) Neglected. 1868. 7J^o5r^dSbr3S5bo tfoSo, sjT’tfefoSbo £0o<^b, ?S™o$d. The R&mciyana is [a tale of] adultery; the EMrata is obscene; the BMgavata is a lie. 1869. TT 3 $Sr°d&f3S5boe5' rG Ei&S'o CO Like pelting one another with cowdung cakes, during the reading of the Ram&yana. Inattention and disrespect. 1870. 7F , $£n>d&cd&>oTT > '£)£> TT’SkocIi c&>£>o “S^°^5“e3^5b e)£> eo Like asking what relation SM was to R&ma after listening to the whole R&m&yana. * A dunderhead. 1871. Son>zs^ S$-Q>y6Q. When he went to R&mesvaram, Sanesvaram followed him. (See No. 1831.) His bad luck followed him.—Sane^varam is an incorrect name given to / the planet Saturn ; it appears to be a corruption of Sanaischara. ( 323 ) o § -£> o $ 1872 . T 7 °cX 5 ckS & v 8 >, Round the lord’s head, round the washerman’s waist. i. e. the lord’s head cloth is used hy the washerman for a lower garment. 1873 . -C^ooo Aog 7 §<y, ^cxg Why thump a stone'! Why should your hand be pained 1 Why bring trouble on your own head P 1874 . OO ^ Like harrowing a field of stones. A foolish exploit. . 1875 . tp o 'o“ d A‘T% Although the country be hid, adultery cannot be concealed. i. e. it were easier to conceal the wh^le realm. 1876 . 1 §£> S A man without money is not worth an areca nut. A man without money is a how without an arrow. Who has not, is me, ' hum ,* 1877 . £) 6 Ax> Like a bird with broken wings. Utterly helpless. 4 (’hi non ho inn* C. I’F.Lrou ruovEuus. 1878. ^oo£<£3<3bo-u) 7?r?$o&>^<tx). The Reddi has come, begin your song again. A person being continually asked to recommence his song or story on the arrival ol' every person of consequence. 1879. 1^\b^><bo §o£> ^bo^cn^o CO Like the old woman under the R£gu tree. (For RCfju sec No, 119,) To knock off the fruit, hoys were throwing stones into the tree, and they fell on the old woman who was too infirm to move away. An unfortunate position. . 1880. <x) ~ , CO I ' /'■' Like a row of houses in R&palle. Itepalle (orVrepalle) is the Telugu name of Nandavraja, the scene of the youthful exploits of Krishna.