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* Die Augen eind weiter dann der Bauch, ( 306 ) _ TELUGU PROVERBS. 2123. ‘^TO^dSo. He searches for bones in a woman’s breast. ( See No. 835.) Applied to a very minute enquiry. 2124. ^£200SETT’S) £5&2O0£>O 9 It is the strength of his position, not his own strength. 2125. ^A5b?<D(^b, &r°c!l <55bo 9 ' - i The eye-hall is large, hut the pupil is small. 2126. o5tfe£0^5500 ^p,t3^o£f£oS5oo. Independence is heaven, dependence is harassing to the life. 2127. £>£77°o5Sb ~£) ~Sfeb. There is only a span between you and heaven. Said ironically to a hypocrite. 2128. tfJjTptfSo s5^§6ex> Even if you go to heaven, you will not escape spinning. Said reproachfully to a very poor person. 2129. o XvS>r*S>§ S^ooo^5^o. Like a hawk attacking a flock of cranes. Svatikonga is a kind of crane which emigrates in Svati, the 15th lunar mansion. Saluva is a hawk used in hunting. 2130. Like oysters looking out for the rain in Sv&ti. ( For Svdti see No. 2129. ) The oyster-shells are said to rise to the surface of the water and lie open until the rain falls in Svati, closing and sinking to the bottom im¬ mediately after receiving the drops, which turn into pearla. Anxious expectation. ( 367 ' oJ~°. 2131. U^&o, 7T° ^3o"°£j £)23$5b:n> 7r=£$o. A lie never came out of the mouth of Ilarischandra, truth never comes out of my mouth. ( See No. 2088.) Said of an audacious liar. 2132. t>o£-S’dSb i^g ^g^ab. He slapped (i. e. overcame ) Harischandra and was born. Said jokingly of a great liar. 2133. liex> Like a scorpion stinging a jester. No one believes it. One may cry “ Wolf!” too often. 2134. 7^j$/3a8/\ S&tfSco, sh^g/SoS* rrotfJdbo. Knowing the soil, [sow] seed; knowing the worthiness [ give ] gifts. ■' 368 '• SANSCRIT PROVERBS. -- i. *r *hjf?r ii &o~7r , Z>$'^3qr°l3Z) s5b0?5^o ?5 ^wo-^©ll The blackness cannot be removed from charcoal by a hundred washings. ^VfT^T ^ITf ^ ^ wfu ^fTT^JT I ^TtTT35TrT4t^ft Tjf%*Trg 5f II TOr^T^^TgrT II V5J$^n , ‘§r° c36b-*25^§^ £ #s5-€Q ^0 7v*tf$^qr t> l!;S S5o®?5e^o ?5 i5ooo-3©H qQ^T’caSg^^on Whatever one’s nature he, it never changes ; the blackness is not removed from charcoal by a hundred washings. ( Kavitaratnakara 161). “ Can the Ethiopian change his shin or the leopard his spots ?” Jeremiah xiii. 23. 2 . ^rmmTfv II —i e§Sg&ll The stone is worn away at last. 3. II 2 oSr D §\e 5 oll _o <d Inward heat, outward coolness. (See TELUGU No. 4, &e.-alsoNo.2022.) 47 Outward friendship, inward hate. ( 369J 4. 'SI'UW * *pNl T CT^ f%*f RTR^RT 1! N C\ \S tsio^g £>^r 6 ft#o ° * p,; &' a ' D ^ 011 C_y Is a lamp pleasing to the blind, a song to the deaf, or science to the fool 1 5. ^tf?pnfjTwf*rra ii With fire, fire is kindled. Like produces like. uftrsm qffwsqfrmT i ^tmre ^rirNf: II C _ V* _ _ N > ^^oL^^oL 8 ^Sr^SCog-ST 0 ! £5°^-^^§11 “ Agni, the ever young and wise, the guardian of the dwelling (of the sacrificer), the bearer of offerings, whose mouth is (the vehicle) of oblations is kindled by Agni.” (Rig-veda-samhita 12, 6.-— Wilson’s trans.)* 6. ’qfjT^RTrn’R: II ftp S5b ^ 8 ^5 ^ ° II Hereafter treatment by fire. An ambiguous phrase used by a physician : it may either refer to cau¬ terization of the affected part, or to cremation of the whole body. 7. Twrh i ^Wf: q>qt% % qrafqiwr ti tfo'Sd& r€ g8 S'e/ib -D 13oS 23Zr£§tfo?p~ 6 o^^cXxj-'H In the fighting of she-goats, in a Rishi’s obsequial rites, in the gathering of clouds at the dawn, in the squabbles of husband and wife, the beginning is great, and the doings are small. A * “ Tlia t is, the Ahavaniya fire, into which the oblation is poured, is lighted by the application of other fire whether taken from the household fire or produced by attrition.” (Wilson’s note-) ( 370 ) •SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 8. ^Slfrr II &Q sSgo§o<f~n Excess is to be avoided in all things. "srfrj^n'f tt: i ^fa^T*rc^"sr3ta*c=ff?f *nN n ^©^7T>£^8 ^gjj3j$8e^^^a3x*#?58l WQ^^gS^sSjsSJJ© ^goSo&'ll Karna was ruined by excessive liberality, Suyodhana by excessive avarice, Dasagriva by excessive lust—Excess is to be avoided in all things. 9 . ^frr *HN 11 Excess is blamed in all things. 10. tfTTT^T II o^' v o5' 0 ^ oil! Excessive friendship [ causes ] doubt of sin. 11. ^cip^rsr: n ^ 9 ^ bg ^^ dSo 8 ^^^^>^0811 Too great exaltation is the cause of a downfall. ' See TJELUGU No. 1531. ) 12. sjrftfrT VT<i I tiTVT^cni TT^rrfu vx^t 11 zs-’Q^gS'^ra S'6^0 -£r>t5o\ •^an’^sS^'go o ^ciSr®.© ^j)?3l5s$ ^~°i)ll By the crime of not giving alms, [ a man ] becomes poor; , by the defect of poverty, he commits sin ; by sin he cer- tainly goes to hell; again [ he becomes ] poor, again [ he becomes ] a sinner. ( 371 ) 7$ o So oo . 13 . ^T*m ii t§^ ^tfcxS^sb ^y^r>cS5o"^ll In the country where no tree is seen, even the castor oil plant is called a tree. Vft *tTft<T ^TSRrHlUarePfTfa I OlT*W^ ^ TjtTTft ^TT*m II C&'&J &2SJ||T&r TT°?$ ati- 6 in&'ii A? 6 0 (S^& .esb ,s£r>c<Silill — ° v V Where there is no learned man, there even one of little intellect is to be praised; in a place without trees, even the castor-oil plant is considered a tree.—Hitopadesa, Book I. 14. •’srer w v*mw: ii *§ <£;&£6r38!l To-day the how string is to he eaten. Referring to the story of the parsimonious jackal in the Hitopadesa, Book I. 15. 'SRJ r^JT 3mT II £9£>g c?5oo£>o e5^C5cr o5bc?6b~*H Now a combat between thee and me ! ’JTtfw fam: vf i VW ^oTrfT^T ^Rr r^tTT *?*fT II II fo O S3 -6 2?cP8 'c3o-c5^r D c3o~°X2r°8i &9o5q e^c55b~ s&c55cr>[| O Cp Seven lions, five tigers, and three elephants have ere this been con¬ quered by me ; to-day a combat between thee and me, let all the gods behold it ! (Kavitaratn&kara 17.) 16. II Servitude is the lowest occupation. ( 372 1 SANSCRIT PROVERBS. n. n More is the fruit of much. is. , ?R-jTir srnFsreratw f%w 11 £)S$,o ^joS S5b8§~T^ 2^23^0 &oll Want of practice [makes] science^ poison, indigestion [ makes ] food poison. (cf. Bohtlingk’s Indische Spruche , 1. 87). A little knowledge is a dangerous thing . Practise not your art, and ’twill soon depart. ( German, y 19. ^£3cs£|pSe>o er^SsTii By performing the obsequies of an unclaimed corpse, the reward of ten million sacrifices will he obtained. 20. ^T^qr: n ef>7T'(^ r6 The destitute has G-od for his protector. ( See TELUGU No. 1160. ) “ Thou art a God of the afflicted, an helper of the oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector of the forlorn, a Saviour of them that are without hope,” Judith ix. 11. 21. ’SRTfrm ^rsforrl snjg 11 20$53" c s5ii The nameless has become possessed of a meaning. Anamika ( “ having no name” ) is the ring finger. ♦ Wer die kunst nicht ubt> verlernt eie haul* ( 373 ) jpCT srftat i ’srerrf'r org^i^THTiT^nfTf^T ^>j=f u ^tr 0 g'fe’KP*o ^5j-£o~t S" A's J *§&,$~sr*£)zr , *r>i ^cngS) 7b-°tfoS& z)pj-°z$ll Formerly on an occasion of numbering the poets, Kctlidasa having been placed on the little finger (i. e. first) and no poet equal to him having up to this time existed, the nameless (ring finger) has become possessed of a meaning. (cf. Bohtlingh’s Indische Spruche, 2. 1798). 22. ^RT*m fijvprcifa sjlifa fTnjsrr^m: I *mf?r ii 'Petto'S -0 o tS&^oQ Those without a leader perish ; those with a youthful leader perish; those with a female leader perish; those with many leaders perish. 23. '3WpgTf%rT^:f%^ ^Treii ii WTT^a&fcgqp'S s5b?5S) ^^55b^0^goll When the mind is grieved and unconsoled, all is. disgust. 24. nfKTftj ^rpgw: i snfegt ii ^SeFgiO p*eS S3^^p^s5 3$Sgo Sfc£&>£8 Sglpg ^f$o^o^8ll Bodies are transitory; riches are not lasting; death is always at hand; [ therefore ] virtue should he practised. ( 374 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 25. II 0 giver of food! be happy. A phrase used in returning thanks. 26. 'srefRtjr || C\ §5^55^00 W£)0 ^OT^Oll The strength of men is rooted in food. rT^T^Tq^I ^ijrWTf II &9^i&r°eJO zoeJo^)o^p , o vx>)&r°vo%r> e§;5?5ol 'cOoti!§\?$~ zoexow) go^eT^ 9)£xf~1| The strength of man is rooted in food, the life is rooted in strength therefore the skilful physician should carefully preserve the streng! (Kavit&ratnakara 201.) 27. trr^ ii ft9 ‘oL^§ c§*?^e£° ^oll The hungered is worthy of food. 28. : n BTT't ^i^^'?5^b53 _,s 'S52JO^Cx5bS II <=*.—£> 9 The body, form, and sense depend upon the food. 29. 'SRim Nfnri ii -Do8$o '3” c ’b^o -£>o$a3olTii A plan considered [ by man ] in one way is considered 1 God in another. ( See TELUGU No. 1056. ) Human counsels are directed from heaven . (Latin.) * Humana consilia divinitus gubernantur. ( 375 ) X 5 o y5fr_ ^ & e 5 ^ §6 ox >. 30. 'sgYFift? 53 Vf s?*TTfT II Cs N tU'SO^S^S) $0?P O { ?X^c3& e zf~ II Although unasked, you should speak auspiciously. 31. f^mnir: II ^920^0^ Soo b'<£) SDTT^dSb^sll Be it truth, or he it falsehood, Yinayaka was the son of Kunti. 32. 11 £>tf§8ll In not having is disgust. Disgust is simulated with regard to that which is unattainable. 'swrc farfjfirwTfgriTvu *N'rafTP? : ft^?T II S)c 5 i^^o^r , S)er , '^r’o ‘^T’^isll In the non-existence is disgust ; there is repetition of Mantras by those who are unlionored ; there is trust in God by the poor. 33. feu ^fi". ^ST^mfwt i vqr’gfn&'dS SD^g woS8 i 'zriS^gT^ til'd & eiiLs '<0290 ^ 7r > £3o'£r’8-£>ll Learning depends on practice, intellect on former deeds; wealth follows exertion, and success, good fortune. 34. ^5p? II cX5oo ^0^45^558 tfsll This pomp is for the protection of the clout. Said by a Sanny&si when asked why his style of living was inconsistent with his profession.