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sSoS'u 0 &o "£o, o3os5c% e30 ‘eT’dSb "HAll TT’Sb o§o£)o, TT^Sb zjoZT&nZk) TT’^O 1§~& • ^r^Sboaio^a© & ro ofcoir°&> e7T^a£&>. When the bridegroom was asked to use auspicious words, he said “ What is to me whose wife becomes a widow 1 If you feed me with the rice ball offered to the dead, I will lie down and sleep like a corpse near the painted pots.” Annoying others with unsuitable speeches. * Tener la barriga & la boca. ( 357 ) C3 o Q S'. 2068. Sweet words, empty hands. ( Sec Nos. 658, 1349, 1711, 1936. ) Speaking kindly, but rendering no assistance. Deeds are love, and not fine phrases. (Spanish.)* Words are female, deeds are male. ( Italian. ;t 2069. TT° ^ej^cxxjtfS. By the time the Setti had equipped himself, the whole town was plundered. ( See No. 890.) He brings his machines after the war is over. ) 2070. SoXo Wtffyfdfo. The Setti [weighs] a seer and hislingam two and a half. ( See Nos. 117, 2074.) 2071. 0o^xr-^ ^5)os5o£> o3s^, • When eating Bengal gram he says it’s horse gram, and when he gives it, it’s cotton seed. t Senagalu is the Cicer Arietinum; Ulavalu is the Dolichos Uniflorus. A man of crooked ways. 2072. ItfXexr S^3ooog rabXbf’s^tjj. Like washing one’s hands after eating Bengal gram. This gram is so clean, that the washing of the hands is a superfluous act. Separating one’s self wholly from anything. *Obres son amores, qne no bucnas razones. t Le parole son femmine, e i fatti son maschi. ( 358 ) TELUGU 1*110 VERBS. 2073. "iebSS For one seer a seer and a quarter. A greater ruffian than another. To a rogue a rogue and a half. (French.)* 2074. ~^§5o o&cdofo The master is a seer, the servant is a maund. ( See Nos. 117, 2070. ) The servant is the master. 2075. < § ro o§ 1§£) cx5b$5b} !§££>. No decoction without ginger. ( See Nos. 1393, 1437. ) An indispensable accompaniment. No flying without wings. 2076. $ioa&£)! cSoott 0 ra. What has a eunuch to do with taking a wife 1 2077. 76o&3z$x>3$d -OoTT^OOTT 3 . Will singing make the tamarinds drop 1 (Sec Nos. 421, 1665, 2023.) 2078. 5bo. The embassy of Sanjaya. Sanjaya was employed as.an ambassador by the Kurus and showed no zeal for his party. ( See the Mahabharata.) Applied to a person who takes no real interest in the performance of his duty. i —- —— 1 ■ : - ^ A fripon fripon ct dcrai. ( 359 ) 2079. ^o^oXdTT 0 . Does the wretched harlot know [the virtues of] the Sanny&si 7 2080. The decorations of a fair and of a loose woman. Ornament which soon disappears and exposes the real wretchedness. 2081. $Xo ?JV2Sx). Happiness is half [ a man’s] strength. 2082. TooZSrf^ ?co tfi^ervoo S5boo &<oo cooo^'T 5 c35bo ^5b ^ ^ 30 . The honourable man is coming, put away the pots and pans. Said of a plausible swindler. 2083. *t507V°0§ o3o55b$o ^§0. A door opposite to the deliciously cool wind. Said ironically of a bitterly cold wind. 2084. ^g^ Family affairs [should be kept] secret, disease should be divulged. 2085. Endowed with every grace. Said ironically. ' 360 'l TELUGU PROVERBS. 2086. X)lfT5" D 2P‘Sr 5 &0&3§ Whence have you come from to be a slave in the house of Satte KAzu ? The Satte Razu family are said to have been noted for their uprightness; they would never keep slaves. Said of an improbable story. 2087. Will oaths bring harmony7 Will adjurations bring profit? i 2088. As truthful as Harischandra. (See Nob. 2)31, 2132.) Used ironically. 2089. 7$$^ &n>0o He is spinning fine thread. Wasting away. 2090. "1)o£ § cSoSo^). At a Sannyasi’s wedding every thing is on loan from his ♦ top-lock downwards. 2091. TS'tT &Q "€>, 5o R00O. When he says 1 Tomorrow’ [it means] six months, ( Sec No. 62.) From tomorrow till tomorrow time goes a long journey. (Freneh. )* One to-day is better than ten tomorrows. (German. )t 4 Dc dcmain ti demain 1c temps s’en va bien loin. *■ EiD Heute ist fcesser als zehn Morgen, 46 ( 361 ) 2092. 3<3bc55j-°tf3o^£) IT 3 -^ -C5-D^^K5^“^. Can the horn not [blown } in time, [ be sounded ] after death 1 Said by a beggar, who blew his horn w r heri he was being carried away by a tiger, thus searing the animal and saving his life. 2092. ’jS&ofH’&So ;3-£)^ When you have come to the presence, why send a message 1 Things done unnecessarily in an indirect manner. 2094. 165&o^s5ba coj^^^-CSb^^bTT 3 ^), ooj^&Tr°£$b. You may swim over the sea, but not over family [ annoy¬ ances J. 2095. 6 ~=313®gt>3 Sj*£5b. nI_-/ co eo q The shore is the limit of the sea. The word Chellelikatta signifies * sister bank.* The idea is that the i is as inviolate as a sister. L * in cautioning others not to transgress due bounds. 2096. ^s5oo.73~ d .X)&d ofo&cSx) eo Like fixing a pump to the sea. A A For full description of the Etcfm, Etam or Yatam ( the Indian swape called by the English Picota ) see Buchanan’s Mysore. He is building a bridge over the sea. 2097. bo"l Joking causes a breach [ of friendship ]. Better lose a jest than a friend. A joJte never gains an enemy, but often loses a friend. Familiarity breeds contempt. ( 362 j TELUGU PROVERBS. 2098. ,2i £(D~^d$0. "2{- One who knows everything. Jack of all trades ■and master of none . 2099. f6s5tfr3 76oe5So a3o£$oSo7V° S^oooK)&. 60 When Mr. G-rand-style went to the fair, the spinning basket met him in the way. Said of a man being brought to his bearings. 2100. 7ooo5£351>3, If you can, you must give ; if you slip, you must fall. 2101. l>Soer°<b. A S&tani dispute. The Satanis ( Ramanujas ) admit as members of their bod> all classes amongst the worshippers of Vishnu, who consequently .iispute each other’s rank in assemblies. 2102. 7^<S5b££5bo *&>“&, c3o£).^ ^oooTT* e£ r6 oXo^r. When an elephant feeds on the sugar-cane, can any number of mosquitos drive him away 1 2103. 7^d&2jo§o c3ooe5 sS-CQTT’, $*Xb!§. Howe ver rich the S&hib may become, the Bibis will wear boring-wires in their ears. It is customary for the Mussalman women to wear little rings (Dandiyah) along the border of the ear, which resemble the wires used by Hindu \ women for keeping open the apertiy;e, when not wearing their ornaments. ( 363. ) e5o^e5^§^i-c5o^r. 2104. ©§^^ooo7Pl§S5bo"fo, cxwo"^ *£>$6k_'e5" T ’o, <^b§ o5bK5&r° sf& Sr§Sto When the Scihib was asked how it was he had grown so thin, he said “We will grow thinner, and still thinner, and if we like we will even die, what’s that to you Said of a supercilious fool. 2105. o7Y°£>§ K)o $ ^S^bSoe^oo^. Can the weaver and the tailor be reconciled 1 This is a joke :—the tailors cut up the weavers’ cloth. 2106. 7^~&zf^o [ jZy t^pU ~°&s ZooI ^SKs $^§QT v d5o~S II A Sat&ni is a Pandit among the weavers ; the gad-fly is a cuckoo in the onion gardens.* (See No. 2107.) To the unskilled the voice of the sparroio is music. ( Latin. )t 2107. ir® 3^36 ^rlT 3 ^ ?§^§K In a council of weavers a S&t&ni presides; in an onion garden the gad-fly is a cuckoo. ( Sec No. 2105.) 2108. &oS3"°5&o c&><3bX<3b -Cbo^S)^TT^, -v5x>y5 A lion will kill an elephant, but will it eat a dead dog 7 A noble-minded man is above mean actions. 2109. Like saying to Siddanna “ Here is Kavuluru.” * In this proverb Telugu is mixed with Sanscrit and the Telugn words are used in an absurd manner with Sanscrit case-endings. It reads as ridiculously as Alum si sit stolum non est malum; Beerum si sit cleerum cst synceruvi . t Inter indoctos etiam corydus sonat* (. 3G4 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 2110 . l§c$r> ^ c 55 j -^<§~. on “ Sil&r !” [ cried the Chief, ] “Ready with my children” [ he replied ]. When a chieftain called his Mussalman retainer to go and fight the enemy, that worthy replied that he was ready with his family for the flight ! A sham warrior. 2111. i’oSbSo ^^ / cX5b55‘e57T 5 Is the fate of Sit& to he common to all ? Sita the wife of R&ma suffered much during the greater part of her life. 2112. c\X)^)^5bo £fol£5bo" : i. Happiness [is followed by ] trouble. Grief borders on the extremes of gladness. (Latin.)' If you laugh to-day you may cry to-morrow. 2113. Kx>H 55000^. Was the hammer first, or were the tongs? ( See No. 905.) 2114. Can food be expected in a village where chunam is refused? A small quantity of fine chunam ( lime ) is eaten with betel leaf. I / 2115. ?^jlsfoaeP 6 In the chunam is the trick; in the Supreme Soul is salvation. Chunam is an indispensable accompaniment to betel leaf—The word Sukshma signifies “ ingenuity,” “ craft” and also “ The Supreme Soul, the subtle and invisible spirit that pervades all existence,” ( Wilson ) to know which is salvation. * Extrema gamlii luctus oecupat* f 365 ; 2116. &£>$ As for “ Suvvi,” ’tis the rice pounder’s song. The word Suvvi is used as a chorus in songs sung by women when beating rice. Said in disparagement of anything very common. 2117. .cfcr°& -?T$ S'&b^S). His throat is like the eye of a needle, and his belly is like a large jar* A slow eating glutton. The eye is bigger than the belly . (German.)* 2118. c$j t> 8>zS~8 55-ft^ &w^55boS5"0 li0££oo. Coming like a needle and turning out a packing needle. The reverse of No. 688 q. v. Suranna is a delicately brought up man, P&ranna is an elderly man, so put the basket of fowls on the head of the priest. Want of respect for those to whom it is due. 2120 . o_ ^ a Gw Like the hindrance of Saindhava. 2121. tf'rtbrfo (35o^c55o , S3^5 r 55bo $*ooo7? v &b. Her beauty went on Monday, and her husband went to beg. • , The jingle, 6f the original is lost in the translation i. e. Monday^— Somavaram, begging— Yayavaram . 2122. ^55bcro S^coo &S$oo£j£3x>&. —6 —l Money went and madness came.