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) A Are is the Bauhinia Racemosa ; it hears fruit like cranberries. Great luck. 196. es oo rO o5oO0Wo3^. Would you comfort me, or remove my grief, or if necessary would you plunge [ into the water to save me ] 1 Asking proofs of professed friendship. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 197. 7V°£), c5&>. There are comforters but no real helpers. 198. esDi £9^^5500 ^))£'s' TJ <5’s£r o . Is feeding one’s wife a benefit to the village 1 O V. J ( See N *. ol'k ) 199. £30£) ?5eo f) 'ST 0 f)§ s5)£p CO ^ oJ For the husband who docs not love his wife, there is not enough salt in the llakura. (See Nus. 151, 3G5.) Th is herb ( Salsola Indica ) is occasionally used as a vegetable, and is naturally very salt. Where there is no love, all arc faults. If yon. H int a pretence to whip a <lny } it is enough to say he etc vp the frying pan. es I -{5 o^,§\ 200. es0 55oS'-£T 5 8b e3^2oo^o^)ex>, ^0 sSoS'cT°So $£o^ Z3^c$5j-°<Sbex). Your wife’s people are your own relations; your mother’s people are distant relations; your father’s people are enemies ( because they are co-heirs ) ( See Vemana Book IT, 32. ) 201. esex> "S^&b, £9fi> v *r^ex). She is not his mate hut his fate. ( See Vemana Book IT, 15, ) 202. £300 £9^13 ^DO(&, 15ooXo55b 55 o§" 55b o'qO'nooo o§oo£sb< CO Q_ CO 7 CO V CO ' zT , ^^^ / c>bb55oo ^5£> c§oo£sb. CO For ten years they were children, for thirty years the husband disliked the wife, and for sixty years the wife disliked the husband. Applied to an unprofitable and unhappy life. 203. ^3exr° 1Soo?\b£>i5o55b £95<55bo£>cr T ’5b 2o l§§f5oe£ oo Q A quarrel between man and wife only lasts as long as a Pesara seed stays on a looking glass. ( For Pesara see No. 32. ) 204. £3exr° 1§ob, l§d5b, ~£)& $^55b0oXo. There is neither wife nor conception, hut the son’s name is to he Somalingam. (Sec Nos. 526, 056, 1470, 1471. ) We have no son and yet arc giving him a name . (Squish.)* Count not your chickens before they arc hatched . IIi;o no ter.cm >s, y noml>rc le voncmo>. < m ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 205. i6o£o^)o"&, 7^15<oo sf>s5^ci Had there been room for a mustard seed, would I not have eaten sixty more cakes 1 A glutton suffering from indigestion after a feast was recommended to eat some mustard, when he replied as above. 206. £3^5 c§oJ5 The woman who fed on mustard grew strong. Fattening on poor fare. 207. e3^e)o^So &o£bo&o XXjjXocqTT’ ~£tio. Yawning has elder and younger brothers, sneezing has not even a younger brother. Yawning is sympathetic, sneezing is not. A good gaper makes two gapers. (French.)* 208. o eo Making mustard seed into a hall. An impossible combination. 209. £5^5) &t~°co X&o'ti ~i>o}So7J x> . If the cow grazes in the field, will the calf graze on the bank 1 Intimate friends, or near relatives, will follow in tlie same path. * TJn bon bailleur en fait baillor deux. ( 37 ) (3 O.^, § -u) 0^^. 210. £3*5) SD^^go obo^g^, 20^13, c&)7T°^& V*§> O IIow long will yon have the cow’s milk, and how long will you have your fortune ? How long will your buffaloes milk last, and how long will your riches endure ? ( See Nos. 311, 873. ) Said to a man proud of his good fortune. Riches have wings. 211. e3o5)(i> <3b £> b<Sb. ^ co 2b Arjuna was the man who brought back the cows [ of Virata ]. ( See Virataparva of the Mahahharata. ) Used when speaking of a man to whom the credit of any successful undertaking is really due. 212. e3g)exr° £)5 oXd^£). When the cows fight, the sucking calves’ legs are broken. When the great fall out, the poor suffer. 213. Q3o°5^bo lo£>o. There is no limit to desire. Much would have more. No one is content with his lot. ( Portuguese. )* The more one has the more one ivanis. (Spanish. )t 214. (3 05b eslSw 5 sT 0 ^ '^d&o^stT 0 After fasting for six days, with the desire [of being fed w r ith rice (i. e. dainty food given to an invalid) ], am I only to have millet? Failure of a foolish scheme. Xiuguem so eontenta (anti sua sdrte, t finio;i mastieno, masquiere, 3-S \ i TELEGU PltOVEltUS. 215. £5^ 25^$£b^£>, e>£s5j-°££bo 2T§ Desire incites, the fear of shame prevents. Shame may restrain vjhul the law docs not prohibit . 216. esS'D "e^oSo. There is no appetite for food unhoped for. 217. 3Xo o3o5X<3b, £>^, Avarice knows not shame; sleep knows not comfort. (Sec No. 156. ) When sleep overpowers, comfort is not thought of. The avaricious Brahman tied up a tumu [ of grain ] in his clout. ( For Tfimu see No. 619. j 219. $5b"°<bo&o £f) foci ^o£3§ -tScr^^T- 0 ~Sfo. (p Co There is no sense in words of condolence nor sight in a blind eye. 220 . Qfo ^Scifo^Sbfo. In eating and in business you should not be modest. (See Nos. 241, 2012.) A bashful dog never fattens. (German.)* A modest man at Court is the silliest wight breathing . * Es wird keiu bidder Ilund felt, ( 39 ) 221 . A rag which had held assafcetida. (See No. 1861.) Said of a man who is respected on account of his connection with the family of some famous person, no longer living ; or on account of his own greatness, now passed away. 222. go43od3l SiPooog. Every house has an earthen fire-place. ( See No. 997.) Every man has his faults. 223. go£3o£3§ ^b^siT’ooog £9ooo~lf, &r°odooh <55b9 Every house has an earthen fire-place, my house is still worse off. Acknowledging one’s failings. 224. go 63375^ Xd<£ ' 6 £>( d $$ x >. The temple is stronger than the house. Said by a ruined man who had been obliged to take refuge in a temple, but pretended that he had gone there for the safety of his property. Make a virtue of necessity. 225. godSi The goddess of misfortune at home, the goddess of fortune abroad. Bad to his own, but good to others. ( 40 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 226. ^o£3<&£>a5o£) 55oogb When he kissed the lamp belonging to his own house, all his mustaches were burnt off. Undue familiarity. Extravagant demonstration. A man may love his ivecl, and no ride on the rig gin o't . (Scotch.) 227. coj~v?\ -£5^, slPoolifetf Xo'£zr*&<5 When the household deity was dying of hunger, the goddess of the field demanded a basket procession. (Sec Nos. 799, 989, 1781, 1798.) After an abundant harvest, an earthen image of the goddess of the field is placed in a basket, and carried in procession, with musical instruments and much rejoicing. To bo asked to give to others when badly off one’s self. 228. oXcSo ~Sc^o. t Even Siva himself cannot find out a thief amongst the household. 229. go4S'oW £)^S>7T”£>, §^<3 ~£&. The house is full of fowls, but there’s not a cock to crow. ( See No. 343. ) Said of useless people. 230. ^o£3l!>So §'Kxr>8o3r°So, ooooo His house name is Kasturi (musk), his house smells of bats. ( See Nos. 240, 276, 613, 1250, 1542, 1796. ) The “ house name” is the gentilitious or family name.; it precedes the proper name. A fine name, but a paltry fellow. 231. u°ooo b$) ~^y^oT°^y. Having thrown a stone on the top of the house, he stoops to catch it on his back. ( 41 ) 6 232. •^p<E“ 7^13 e>*<^yky>. When the owner said his she-buffalo was barren, the neigh¬ bour said it was milch. ( See Nos. Ill, 435,) Applied to a spirit of contradiction. 233. ^ 0 ^^^ s~jZj ooo-u^tf&^o. Like waking the master, and giving the thief a stick. To hold with the hare, and hunt with the hounds. 234. 1§oo "s^oo •tSx^^)'er D c3o. / If the members of your family point their fingers at you, the outsiders will point their legs. 235. 13 £> ooooo Z$x>odx)$S l§-£)\£>(!}}. ' co co tJ eo He brought the house forward by going behind it. Said jokingly of a man who professed to have improved the family prospects. 236. COO^A^jOtfL 5bo. —I N —6 CO His own property is like Ippapindi, his neighbour’s like fine molasses. Ippapindi is the refuse of the nuts of the Ippa tree ( Ba_sia Latifolia ) and is remarkably bitter. Applied to a niggard. 237. ^ex)^cr°c3 u ^' u What! milk pudding in the house and milk also in the field? ( Sec No. £38.) Greediness, if 43 ) TELUGU PltOVEllBS. 238. "IbOjS £9ooo~S, , $ _D ^ 6 ef>^"°^5)<&. A marriage in the house is a fine thing for the village dogs. (Soe No. 271.) Men crowd to enjoy that for which they don’t pay. 239. cocn>X^S)e), 23coo£o ~1b<g^S)e). At home he is a spider, abroad he is a tiger. Demure at home, a ruffian abroad. He looks as if hullcr would not melt in his mouth. 240. £?o&T 6 o23COO&0 ' CO In the house a buzzing of flies, outside the hum of palankin bearers. ( See Nos. 230, 276, 613, 1250, 1312, 1796. ) Outward show, but poverty at home. 241. ^oc55$bo£> 55 •xSfr7T° y 7 If so many great people don’t die, shall I alone die? I don’t want it. ( Sec Nos. 220, 2012. ) Said by a man when unwillingly refusing to eat something because Velamas did the same. Never he ashamed to eat your meat. He that is ashamed to cat is ashamed to live. (French.)* 242. £9^(3 ^>o1b exxr^fe 7T °0000 43§ If you stay here and there you will thrive, come to my house and pine away. Said jokingly by a poor mail to a young girl. 243 . (3 o O ^ S'. ooo^JO^dSb ^W5. He who gives is a donor, he who does not give is a clout. ( See Nos, 75, 284, 1510, 1607. )\ The impertinent speech of a beggar. 244. q-t>y3-53^ ^-^£-37^0, xb-u^^T^ ef)x^<S‘5J T, d&. The over liberal man is ruined ; when a man dies, his debts go with him. 245. ^X>^ c^X^y^^^fO "o5>3?^b<S ov)~j£L7’ 0 She gave it, took it back again, and looked on her husband’s back for it. 246. £Jxb^ o5'’C5^ fOcx^o^ij^xD^rrO ^^5 cxx)o5^£T 35 (D<x^d£5o533 c5cX£)o5ix3. The offence given by not lending is to be preferred to the annoyance caused after lending. By anger on accbunt"of some damage done to the article lent.