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Applied to a person wishing to have something done for himself in great haste, before others are attended to. 144. ■^ l sS’55jdS'7T3 l IS 000 . Enmity with a wise man is better than * friendship with a fool. 145. s$r$oTr°(ijr>&c$^>- Like playing games with your grand-mother. Lit. “Throwing scarlet water over her,” a sport among young people at marriages, &c. ( See No. 1041. ) Disrespectful and unseemly conduct towards elderly people. 146. ef>s5$ £ 0^00 ~3oo0“0‘°£3§ 3b. The thread spun by the grand-mother is only sufficient for the waist cord of the grand-father. Waste of that gained by another’s industry. 147. ax)*53^ ~w°zS13&). I want grand-mother and I want food. Said by a child who did not wish to leave its grand-mother, but who had to do so to get its dinner. You cannot drink and whistle at the same time. (Danish. >• * Man kan ikke drikke og pibe paa eengang, ’ ( 26 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 148. TT°(yx)~^~t) 55bo4r°?5 ZStiotik)o&>. • —o If you throw a stone into filth, it will fly into your face. ( See No. 336. ) If you will stir up the mire, you must bear the smell. (Danish.)* Meddle with dirt, and some of it will stick to you. ( Danish. )t 149. cooV ^ -0 o The water drawn with the Picota is the drink offering of dis¬ regarded ancestors. Tarpana is a drink offering to the manes of deceased .ancestors (Pitris). An irreverent fellow, when pressed by his friends to perform the cere¬ mony, offered the water he was drawing for other purposes. An unwilling action, done to satisfy others. 150. 3^Sbol§s5<55q, ^o&bey 6 CO She is not only the wife of a priest, but is also in an inter¬ esting condition. ( S*e Nos. 483, 1214, 1829, 2034. ) A double excuse. Applied to idle persons. Sick of the idles. A large sheep thinks its wool heavy. 151. £3 e>oib 0^5 &2j£)oo, • rJ v o °d6o’zT’ CO If I say “ A” (yes), it’s \trong; if I say “ Mr^yana, 5 ’ it’s obscene. ( See Nos. 199, 365. ) Faults are thick where love is thin. (Welsh.) 152. es&'e) &r>Q> 13g<3bo££. CO The appetite is as great as the sky, but the throat is as small as the eye of a needle. Applied to great ambition, but small abilities. • Hvo som vil rdre i Skarn, faaer og lugte det. f Maubliver ei snarere skiden end af Skarn. ( 27 ) 153. £S§D ooS&S'^bo. Eating when the appetite is satisfied; unfaithfulness to a wife. Both bad. 154. esS'tfw&o ^g'S‘3 8§7T<&). The hungry Karan am looked into his old accounts. A Karctnam is a village accountant. 155. £S§"0 cx3o&c^oo£> ef^TY^TT 3 £9o"fe, £ooKl§ When the daughter-in-law said she was hungry, her mother- in-law told her to swallow the pestle. i ( See Nos. 19, 161. ) Rohali is a wooden pestle, five or six feet long, used for pounding rice. 156. £5§"0 So-0 a3o(5Xd5b, o3o6X£5b. Hunger knows not taste, sleep knows not comfort, lust knows not shame. ( See Nos. 217, 606. ) Hunger is the best sauce. 157. e3^°^ Xz$x>. A sky calendar. (See Nos. 100S, 1785.) A fanciful tale. 158. A trader in the air. A swindler. An impostor. ( 28 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 159. e3§6^5o e>0&c&>, S^75b £Po&£$b. It reaches not the leaf, it suits not the nut. Quite inadequate. 160. ^SoS^ooo "S^^S^ooo c§o&o?£>$o When the leaf went and fell into the well, seven men went in search and fell in after it. The gain is not worth the candle . (French.)* 161. e3X^k)0o ef)o~eb, §^ 000 ^ “ See ! The signs of rain appear!” cried the daughter-in-law “ What of that V 9 said the mother-in-law “ I have the measure.” ( See Nos. 19, 155. ) 162. £3X^7^00 ef)§^ So&1$>, ^900^3 £tf§0o £o&-u)iT*<3b. While my sister enjoyed every luxury, my brother-in-law had nothing to eat but the scum of the porridge. Said of a man who is poorly treated in his father-in-law’s house while his wife fares well. 163. Like taking an oath in a fit of passion. 164. e3 :: cr D ^o &S>d'z5£bE>, ^ §6o<s *0"^° (To 7 1 _D CO Cs _D __x> oo s5o£Sb §^0^^500. Let our sanctity be scandalized, let the censer he shocked bring a new pot and let us cook sprats. * Le jeu ne vaut pas la cliandellc. ( 29 ) 165. SoS^- £5oo(bo S^oj^S) ^r) o5^4oo. [ Seeing a hypocrite ] they cried out, “ 0 Annambhotlu! purity ! purity !” He answered “ Alas! a dog has touched the hig tank.” 166. ts-bO “'o^§6 &o?§z$xn> *e5£5o, £97T° I sr o 77 t> ;c>&D e3<§> !§<&>. There is no limit to purity, nor any beginning to impurity. Man is sinful from his birth, and never attains to perfect purity. 167 . es^&SiQ e$e>-u> JOSSjeT 5 ^oooS^jgll ■v? If you think of your spiritual guide and put your hand in the fire, will it not be burnt 1 ( Sea No. 761. ) 168. ITS, &J5, T7 T, 36b'U T) g55bo. The dancing is over, the song is finished, and every one is as free as in the kingdom of Rama. ( See Nos. 278, 1644, 1867. ) 169. z)zr .so.&g'dfc. 9 1 a V—/ Money left in the hands of a woman wont last; a child left in the hands of a man wont live. 170. e3dBZ5~°£) s5bj“°£o. ' cr> A woman’s word, a bundle of water. A woman’s ?nind and winter wind change oft. 171. &&&> 2S ™old e5^o§”^ If a woman lies, it’s like building a wall; if a man lies, it’s like nutting up a mat ( easily seen through.) ( 30 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 172. £3& ‘jStfg' ^^^3. Not being able to dance, sbe abused the drum. A bad workman complains of his tools. An ill shearer never got a hook, (scotch.) 173. e5ow?> Woman’s rale, a Tambali’s government. A Tambali is a Saiva priest of low origin, who wears the sacred thread, and endeavours to observe Brahrainical customs. 174. £3^25^000^5 t)tf^5oo a3o£$b5o7V° The sacred water in which the man was going to bathe came to meet him. ( See No. 1820. ) A thing sought for to come to hand without trouble. 175. £3<E ^50§ 2Y°o£tt’&>. Having promised, you should not fail; having spoken, you should not lie (retract). 176. £3 e^o^l Is he not the son of that father 1 ( See Nos. 185, 1019, 1977. ) Like father, like son. Such a father, such a son. (Portuguese.)* He is his father's son. (Latin.)f 177. £3^tf7T>;0§ H0£) <3b^. A hasty man is not wise. (See Nos. 27, 853. ) He that is hasty of spirit cxaltcth folly. Proverbs xiv. 29. A hasty man never wants woe . • Qual o pai tal o filho, T Patris est filius. ( 31 ) es o I o ^ S'. 178. es ooo~o £>fl§ c56. CO CO That profit and this loss are equal. 179. eS<t£Kx)&, '^ D , eJTT^^Hx 0 , ~e?£) TJ^^r 0 -£t—^ <P Am I, an upright man, not a boaster, a fault finder, nor covetous, to have one pice, and is this great fool to have a pice also 1 ( See No. 788. ) la this speech a man committed the very three faults from which he boasted he was free. 180. e3“£F &r*£$z5tiozr 3 $$x) £9o-&>, 8^2?^$ e)o^ 6 8&xr° '&Z$ozr 3 2$x> When he thought of putting an end to himself, his soul said within him “ Let us wait until Sunday and all drown together.” The word “ All” refers to the elements of which man is composed. Sunday is a propitious day. Judge well before you act. Consideration is the parent of wisdom. 181. eS77°d&s5col§§'‘^ eo Without [ the hope of ] gain, a Setti will not venture into the flood. ( See No. 1902 .) t The Sett is ( merchants ) are very greedy and very cowardly. 182. lbo&^eo, SoobD. Vows in times of trouble, carping [ at the gods ] in times of prosperity. ( See No. 1578. ) The devil was sicJc, the devil a monk would he; The devil grew well, the devil a monk was he. (Latin.)* * Aegrotat daemon, monaclms tunc esse volebat; Daemon convaluit, daemon ut ante fuit, ( 32 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 183. £3 oocro £) ^y)£&£fd5b. That pulse cannot be cooked with this water. The pulse alluded to is the Cajanus Indicus ( See No. 32 ) commonly called Dal ( Hind.) It requires to he boiled in good sweet water to make it soft and fit for eating. A phrase similar to “ That game won't pay,” “That cock won’t fight.” 184. ^o~fc > ''e3s5(6oax>e;s^kro -^55oo, ^TT , { r _TT°oS5bo tf&o. A When asked whether they belonged to the Apastamba or A Asval&yana sect, they replied “ We are neither the one nor the other, we are messengers of App& BAu.” Utter ignorance of religion. 185. 3 200^5/y 4 S&Tr't. They are seeds out of the same bowl. ( See Nos. 176, 1019, 1977. ) Coming from the same bad stock. 186. es£5bGOo d^b^ocxDolf, If the leagues are long, are the hearts far distant 1 A An Amada ( 4 Kos ) is a distance varying from 8 to 10 miles. Distance cannot alter true friendship. 187. e3d5b^d5^) (Q&g'ZBZSx) ~e§£o. Only waste of castor oil, but not [ saving J the child’s life. Useless endeavours. 188. d5boo-£>£ c&>§6;513 He is like a flock of cotton dipped in castor oil. To look like a drowned mouse. ( 33 ) 5 189. tSdSbo 7T°cJ5bo5boe5 cSoSp^oo !§£>b. If tlie vital parts escape, there is no comfort like that which follows a wound. An invalid receives every attention from his friends. 190. £3cx5 0^6 S^^5"e3. He must die first, or I must die before him. An ambiguous phrase used by a bad wife. 191. e3tfAo-u>7T° ~S£>E> &c EAli ss&'S£Gr>. Will a man get by begging, what was wanting in the feast ? ( See No. 693. ) 192. eSTT’&o^) S'&bSo cSo 'TT°ir*c$ 25<*37T° SO#. CO The restless spindle, to whatever spinning wheel it may be attached, rattles. 193. §^$^5 5500^0^g'oS) §^-<35bgo<S. Heap the Aruga and Kandi together in the same propitious hour. a ( Tor Aruga see No, 82, and for Kajvii see No* 32. ) Applied to hasty actions. 194. £35o o-O ^oooo-£>? 5 £5blSo ^pdS Xtfzr 0 Q3S) O CO eo Like asking if the drum is cracked or strong, after using it for six months. ( 31 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 195. zxr°13cj> z$j-°3o StfXw^iVtoo. eo Like a tree loaded with cakes falling below an Are tree. (See Nos. 1362, 1423, 1430, 1886.