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KSoo^^co, Small in price, but great in value. 2014. fb5a, eV 6 <^b. The hedge is [my] shade, and the village [my] help. Utterly helpless. ( 348 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 2015. ootf ~sSoZ$x) o3oo£5b&5 ’^'£y^z$~<3&>. Why should we, Sanny&sis, tell you that the tortoise can he killed hy one blow if you turn it over 1 Hypocrisy. Feigned friendship. 2016* c3o^b^r° oooo$^.£h>2c&>. co O Never dispose of a bullock in Vellaturu, or of a girl in Parucuru. The former village is bad for bullocks on account of the miry soil, the latter is bad for women as the wells are distant. Don’t bring on yourself another’s curse. 2017. When told to go away, he swung on the eaves. ( See No*. 340, 605. ) Said of a parasite who could not be shaken off. 2018. 7§£oo§6 l§<bo, z£r°h&D ^>)o5iz$~<3. There must be a blow for a blow, and a word for a word. One tvord brings on another. (Italian. )• 2019. 13e/e5££>. There is no price [ fixed ] for a show. i. e. you may remunerate performers as you please. 2020. iM^So -ESfcjjft, -tSk^&So Cold water to hot water, hot water to cold water. The beneficial union of different dispositions. The woman who could not bear warm water said she would become Sati. ( See Nos. 304, 486. ) * I'na parola lira l’alt.ra f 349 ) e o ^ o S'. 2022• o3oo^ •u)e)"^r 5 ) £>&n> TT^&p 3 £9o& *C5e>s5. There is as much coolness between you and me as there is in hot water and hot weather. .1 Coolness is here a term for friendship. Said ironically. 2023 . 00000 iT’eooTT 0 . OO _D CO Can your house be burnt down with hot water ? (See Nos. 421, 1665, 2077. ) Applied to lenient or ineffective measures. 2024. ioo *3^. Auction madness. Said of foolish extravagance. 2025. “3oo0-£)£5, Tr°Tr° *3^8y3ooKb'sr o • A nail has grown on my finger, let us go and live separately— come, come, silly husband. Said by a cunning wife to her daft husband to persuade him to leave her father-in-law’s house. 2026. l§oo§6 1§0O o3o£s£>do. There is space between each finger. Said by a distant connexion envying the favor conferred on a near relative. 2027. 1§0O r6o^£xx> '1b<b£ib. Even if one cuts his finger, he will not give a bit of ehunam. To stop the bleeding. ( See Nos. 286, 264, 1968. ) A heartless man. ( 350 ! TELUGU PROVERBS. 2028. “c§ex> ^St^E) Pointing the finger and coming off worst (See No. 919.) Said of a man who accuses another without being able to sub¬ stantiate his allegations. 2029. &ckx>7T° tt°£o. (See No. 1009. ) Without bending the finger, even butter cannot be got. Without obsequiousness, nothing is to be had. 2030. iS^cCilb 13>8/33~°&o ZDcooTT 0 7^oo-u5bA5b. 60 _o 1 With continued attempts, even a fool may win. A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 2031. • oSS* Xoe^>, ~^vo. One leap leapt, one leg broken. Loss in the first venture. 2032. oooo^So CO CO ■ CO O heap of bamboos, go to the houses which are burnt down. Making use of an idle person on an emergency. 2033. A harlot’s love. 1 ' * i When the feigning woman became pregnant, she declared that she would not move from the place where she was. ( See Nos. 150, 483, 1214, 1829. ) 2035. iferl^ej" 0 OQ v- J Every garb (i. e. occupation) is for food. ( See No. 708. ) e3 o|oS'. 2036. ^p-u-° Sl^&o £>oib, T°£tfs5bo e>^^. “ So you’ve broken into the house, have you V 9 [ said a wretched woman to a burglar ] “ So you live in great style, do you V 9 [ replied the thief ]. Disappointed expectations. 2037. 73&&10 ^8 syssk>. Betel nut in the hand of a clerical Brahman. 2038. 13c^g55bo !§<3b. There is not a man who knows not medicine, nor one who has not been wet by rain. Every man is a fool or a physician at forty. 2039. 138§7Y^;0 sSgs 'Sa&X'^j. The rice will not be pounded except by the enemy. i. e. the rice-pounder. Severe measures are required for the stubborn, 2040. Is it the dictum of Vy&sa or Par&saral Par&sara was the father of the celebrated saint Vy&sa. f Said by one disputing the authority of another. 2041. 2$§^_oS!3tfb. If the vow be broken, some enjoyment must be obtained. There must be some inducement to transgress the bounds of virtue. ( 352 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 2042. A Karanam to write. ( For Karanam see No. 154*—See Nos. 660, 1811. ) A mere scribe. 2043. ef>o“cb, “ It is your fate, my daughter” [ said a mother ] “ My hus¬ band is a monkey” [replied the daughter.]”' The allusion is to a bad match. Finding things even worse than anticipated. 2044. (zr > ,cs£>7V 3 .^d&TV 0 S'tfraJSbo, XX 7V 3 XXrr* >—y o o Writing, writing, a Karanam; coughing, coughing, death. ( For Karanam see No. 154.) By working we become workmen , (Latin.)* Constant dropping wears the stone. 2045. You should not trust a man who writes, cuts, or pares. i. e. a village accountant, a butcher, or a toddy-drawer. (See Nos. 354, 579.) Put a miller, a weaver, and a tailor in a bag and shake them, the first that comes out will be a thief. 2046. s5_ as'tfe 0ot), “O clerical cat! you must pronounce with an accent”— “ Mr&u, Mr&u” answered the cat. A joke against the clerical Brahmans who are fond of pedantic lan¬ guage. The words were used by a secular Brahman ( Laukika ) to the cat of a clerical Brahman ( Vaidika ) and are all ridiculously spelt with the pedantic r ( which is admissible in certain words only ). The cat re¬ plied in the same style mewing mrau, mrau, instead of mau, mau . * Fabricando fabri fimu*. ( 353 ) 45 & o^/e5 y " € ^ § *j5 2047. ^o^)S5boe5^ Sir 5 fe|jS5bo The water is not holy, unless it he poured into the shell. 2048. $&-. c*2^y [One who can tell] a hundred lies, [one who can tell] a thousand lies. Ten times as bad. 2049. ££> '^yS. When ill fortune departs, the business will be completed* 2050. ©oXt^ ^cT&j^oS&ex) $5bcn>2Sb ^f)7T^^4o, -£>7T^ ‘^rAb73^ L 17 T> es>0"&, S5£y “ Lingappa I salute you” [ said one deaf Jangam to a deaf friend, ] “ I have got three half pagodas’ worth of Kandi” [replied the second;] “Are you all well at home”? [ asked the first, ] “ The Dfil will boil as soft as sealing wax” [ said his friend in reply. ] (For Kandi and Dal sec Nos. 32’, 183,— See Nos. 927, 928, 929.) Said jokingly when a person is inattentive. 2051. Sug >tf#gsS. Like the driving of Salya. Salya, king of Madra having undertaken to drive the chariot of Kama continually endeavoured to dishearten him. ( See Karna Parva of the Mahabharata ). A faithless ally. 2052. e>oo'5‘ 0 tf3$bo. The decoration of a corpse. ( See No. 1465. ) A foolish undertaking. He paints the dead. (-054 ) | TELUGU PROVERBS. 2053. 7° o5o ey5y°&o&) £)o-u>, e>s5ra ^ —t o&o~b t$r°Si^6nS&$ ^tiXTr". f Having been born in the house of a S&stri, and having married into the house of a Somayaji, don’t I know that Lavanam means calf-dung 1 Somayaji is a sacrificing priest; Lavanam is salt.—Said by a stupid woman proud of her education, and acquaintance with pedaptic terms. Display of ignorance. 2054. §oX7T^ S^ooo £>oib, S^ooo Tr°o£r° “ Singanna, Singanna, have you been to Addanki ?” they asked. “ I have been and come back” he replied. r Singanna was a simpleton who having heard that he was to be sent on an errand to Addanki, went off in the night without having received his message. 2055 . $ of\7T°t$o Trumpet and cummin seed, Similar to the English slang expression “ Bosh.” 2056 . $oX^b " 5^^5500 . a> ^ t ? When Singi brought forth a child, Singadu ate of the medicine. 4 / . Singadu and Singi are cant names for men and women of the wander- .a ing tribes ( Erukalas and Enadis or Yanadis ). The men are polygamists and their wives out of jealousy often attempt to poison each other. The husband therefore tastes the medicine first. ( 355 ) a o . 2057. ^&>&-?tfs$o<i3&. o Modesty is like garden greens. They sprout again after being cut. T'otahura is specially applied to the Amaranthus Tristis. 2058. ^r°ex>A5b. o Cb a eo Although I he disgraced, if I grow fat ( i. e. rich ) it is enough. 2059. . O CO CO Old men’s marriages are shameful. 2060. oSx>$r'$& &vo~^6£x). A laugh is the ornament of the face without shame. Hiding a blush with a simper. 2061. §6§^ O^ex), sS^oo. The style of living is according to one’s means; a wife’s decorations depend upon the husband. i. e. upon her love for him, and the amount of attention he pays her. 2062. 3$ 00073- -£>13^00 d 6 -£&>. Although the wealth has gone, the finery has not gone. Hiding one’s losses and keeping up the former style. 2063. ^er-^Xo, .Tto^Xo, The fortune of a stone, a place, and a man cannot be foreseen. The first may be formed into an idol and be worshipped ; the second may be cultivated and made fruitful, or adorned with a beautiful edifice ; and the third may become wealthy and be raised to a position of influence. ( 356 ) TELIIGU PROVERBS. 2064. Ser* $er. ^tfSo. v <• An inscription on stone is profitable. Said of an honest man’s word. 2065. eSttlSg' -feaft e>ooo77* &<ba£>. ^ ej Without the permission of Siva, even an ant will not bite you. 2066. tt° ef>cf&, tf&^o&oafoo cor-® g'tftfaf^aSb ^Tr^a^^o. When [ the Guru ] said “ 0 disciple! disciple! are there shoes on my feet 1 [ the pupil ] replied “ I don’t see them between this and the stars.” The Guru and his pupil were both gluttons, but the disciple excelled liis master. On one occasion when the Guru—-who had eaten so much that he could not see his toes which were numb—asked his pupil to inform him whether his shoes were on, the latter—who was filled up to his neck and was obliged to keep bis face towards the sky—replied as above. To have a belly up to one's mouth . (Spanish ) 4 2067.