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) Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbours. (Qemn.)t 463. ii &T°-hs dj^Sj^TT'^dSoSlI A needle and a boiler. The first takes a short time to make, it should therefore be made first. *Fortes fortuna adjuvat. t Freud* und Leid sind nahe Nachbarn. ( 481 ) 61 ?5 o So ex>. 464. TPCTcR II vi 1 ^S^iS^o ^TPefooll A servant and food [ are good ] old. 5P* ^ Wi *TWT Wft ^TfT^f Tf I Cv 5rtT*i ii C\ tfc5o S$ jS O ^s5o -^^,0 t> r3cn>^0 X^Xr°cl r5cn>?^(^0 tf*0 ’^)o5"S~°^^0 ^)7T D ^f5ol! •V A new cloth, a new umbrella, a new wife, a new house are everywhere good new j a servant and food are good old. 465. ^rsrahr wsncre ^inrw wnpr: ■£Hge>§' r6 K^^7 T c ^CS53 ^^>0811 A brother-in-law is the ruin of the house, a maternal uncle is the ruin of everything. 466. flwgfr# g^fw W3ij ^rr *r srmOr ^<?V ^wr: ii J5> <35cr^8^o ^T’/'Cgo §6*5^ S5b?3bij?g8!l The gods know not a woman’s conduct and a man’s fortune, how then can men 1 467. f^rat it % c&r 3 s&r > o&>ti77^7r‘ oti O 9 Women are the cause of mischief. 468. Fftwt WTOT I II _t> ?To ajjKora sHS r€ -v5&>&s?p| t^St^o si^brao n3s$ dcr%5£li!l Women are said to eat twice as much [ as men ], to have four times as much sense, six times as much pluck, and eight times as much desire. (Cf. BohtliagVs Xndische Spruche 412, 5306.) ( 482 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 469. f^rr o Without the advice of women. i. e. Admit not women into your counsels. 470. II Take an excellent woman even from a bad caste. sr^VTiT: 75m I ^,g7jr>^8 ^T°o ^n nB gs5cn , ^eF’^Tr c (^2)j S> #tfo An assiduous man shouia receive good learning even from a low fellowj excellent virtue even from an outcaste, and an excellent woman [it/, a woman-gem] even from a bad caste. t> £5oS3^^_er^2)li 471. 7 siT 5 jf&m: fr?: n •£r;6&e£8 'S^ > ^)6oS^ 8 ) §>Oo^8ll <p <p In a strong position, even a coward is a lion. (SeeTELUGUNo. 2124.) ^ wt w vhtc stef&raV •afar^ 1 ^T?r vvTi 57 -R’srTst wT*if%7jcr: fir?: n 2r > TT'Sti 1 § 76 ^ &> ^^PsSo ^TJT’^O 3 2J2JO ^Tjy°?5o 7jp>?5|e£8 TT'^&Sk 6 *) &OSS-8|| O Serpent! I know thy power; dwelling on the neck of Sankara ^ E!iva), thou dost hiss : position is the chief thing, not strength ;—even a coward is a lion in a strong position. ( 483 ) 3 o 6 r* o. 472. II n5 b ^) S'TPg cS5o 8II The pot and a grain of boiled rice. (See TELUGU No. 1921.) 473. *lf?tf%sffaT II &S£?5g ?C&#^oe£&cXxn , ll The disposal of what remains should be thought of. Without vain regrets for what has gone. 474. ^ II -£> S'rr 0 *) ^Scr^^SEl Where there is friendship, the friend is never far off. (See TELUGU No. 186-) 475. II Hard working men in their own business, but rogues in their master’s business. (See TELUGU No. 2652.) e ♦•n 476. ^ W§rTT II >"& sSbo -0 II A wise man gains his object; in failure is foolishness. srai ^ itw: i ^ flffii II y>s5s£s-;3o sfirrfo S^'eT^ ^g.$8l Disregarding honor and even courting dishonor, a wise man gains his object; in failure is foolishness. ( 484 ) SANSCRIT PROYERfeS. 477. || What deliberation is there in one’s own house 7 Said by very intimate friends, meaning that no formality is required to be observed by them in each other's houses. t 478. ^ar?r vg: i TT3JT f^T^N ^51^ n *‘S K zT* r ‘' ly^zr 0 A fool is honored in his own house; a proprietor is honored in his own village; a king is honored in his own country; a learned man is honored everywhere* 479. Ijfl* ^ II The natural disposition stands at the head. f% *Twtr ijfiJ snfR h Sr> Xb^g- v5-D^5^J5^p^p sfcr^s- s6^il The natural disposition of every one is investigated, not the other quali¬ ties ; the natural disposition excelling all other qualities, stands at the head of them. 480. fft^T Vfl;T\ fTTTVf^ ll tfjd&o oS^r" ePtfcS ozT II Having crossed yourself, get others across. Help yourself first and then others. Self ’$ the man, ( Dutch. )• • Zelfis de Man. ( 485 ) & e. 481. SfTTOPre* W vf%tTT: II \ v* *?5s 5bc&> ?5 o3o<SeT*8U In their own actions even Munis are not wise. *sf ijw fl <if%?TT: i ^TSTSTW W ^f%rfT: II V NJ Sn cSo^irsI tfskob s5b*s55fcr*& 16 oSocolPsU In teaching others, all are wise; but in their own actions even Munis are not wise. 482. WHT II s^er*o^o 3 , §^*o|| Sanctity as far |as the plough. If a Brahman commence to till the ground, he loses his sanctity. 483. wf^: fWr 5Sif II SrotfS^ 8 ^i^dtSb"^ Oo25S^?5Sb^r i >cS5b*^ll Laughing, a thing is done; weeping, the fruit of it is suffered. \ See TELUGU No. 2425.) 484. vfetWJFsfcn: II sS^SsfcS'V'o&tfoll The difference between an elephant and a muskito. 485. ^ f^TT W NtT ^tf%(TTrT5^t: II J&rao S)e£o ^rao -£>e£o $3° 2§£)e£s5cpj5alkr*8ll * _ n _O Wealth for a moment, the mind for a moment, our life for a moment. flr?T f^TT 'gnj ^)f%?mTWsfr: i ^wr snflri *rfk: it ^xrao £)$o i^lrao -£)e£o ^C30 ?§S)£s£r ,, s5c33- D 8i • _O -o d&sSb^g g'Oo^ro tfOslI Wealth for a moment, mind for a moment, our life for a moment; Yama has no pity, [therefore] do good works quickly. SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 486. n lx.fl rs-g _§ tt'^oii Who is honored in adversity 1 sRTfa sf^WsTT ^f?T *TT^ 7 t: l ft mr Ttn^rniT-q qr^nf^r 11 s57r°S tfsr>!$ ^5s5D s£r>£Jo?£8l 76 o)s$ ^'SStt 0 sT b cs£> dx/ti % tT^^oII Fire barns forests and Wind is a friend [ assists ] ; but that very Wind proves destructive to the lamp. Who is honored when reduced [ in cir¬ cumstances P ] 487. ^tfsj f^f?T Jx.^ ^)"*% sfctfgeS^So S^oQl! When the reward of good deeds is ended, [souls] come hack to the world of men. 488. II J\S r€ ^?T7T , ®gd&8ll Like milk and water, (See TJSLUGU No. 1283, &c.) Close friendship. ( 437 ) A SUPPLEMENT TO THE COLLECTION OP TELUGU PROYERBS: CONTAINING ADDITIONAL PROVERBS, AN INDEX VERBORUM, AND AN INDEX TO THE EUROPEAN PROVERBS QUOTED IN ILLUSTRATION. BY CAPTAIN M. W. CA RR, Madras Staff Corps. MADRAS: PIUNTED AND SOLD AT THE CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY S PRESS, 18, CHURCH STREET, VKPERY. LONDON: BOLD BY TROBNER AND CO. 60, PATBKNOSTKR ROW 1 8 6 8 . Printed by II. W. Laurie, Madras. CONTENTS. PAGE Additional Telugu Proverbs . .. . 1—94. Index ( I. ) to the Telugu Proverbs . .* . 95—136. * Index (II.) to European Proverbs quoted in illustration of Telugu and Sanscrit Proverbs. . . . 137—147. Corrigenda, &c. . . . 143. TELUGU PROVERBS, SUPPLEMENT. - - : - . 69 . 2135. Sf>oX63 e50£> ^Tzjysj^So S^cSog-sy’So oo^r°5o Having put his wife to bed in the Bazaar street, he com¬ plained that the comers and goers stepped over her. 2136. $5bo<b§" l§o5tf§6 1)^oefc7r^A5b, S&S'odl ^^er^TT 0 ££>s5££0§ ^Po(S "Without touching or handling I offer it to the deity, don’t wish for it 0 children! Be off! ( See No. 420. ; 2137. e>o&5&r\g,o '3 - °s5tfo If I had so much, would I not live with piles of pots 1 2138. ^5j-°ex> ef>tfyra. An offering to the deity of the flowers which cannot he reached. ( See No. 766. ) 2139. e>o&8§ 200 The lizard which tells the fortunes of all fell itself into the tub of rice-washings. The sound of the lizard is believed to be auspicious or ominous according to the quarter from whence it is heard, the hour, &c. i (i) (3 0 ^ O ^ “F 0 sl slo . 2tl40. t9o£>o5&o o&>§k_ll> ~^r o ~izT 0 ^o If all get into the palankin, who will.l)e‘ the hearers 1 You a lady, 1 a lady, who is to drive out the sow? (Galician.)* 2141. ^ozr°^So e3^5&§6 zSTcooft. 60 — x> ^ Ornaments worn for beauty will he useful in the time of want. 2142. eow&Si g>j^i?rv&r> eS\ Wishing for porridge and also for mustaches. (Sec Nov 147.) The two don’t go well together. 2143. efJoocTli, U'ti °zr. The sister is ours, but is the sisters’s husband ours also 1 • i * (See No. 82,) 2144. £9/^§ ZT°<3Sx>^) To *oj-ScJ5o<^booqtf|y>. Like wind assisting fire. 2145. ^)OZTd>, 5) C“ —o g'TT®, zSoooft&T 8 c&>^n> S&T-oen’ ^)7 J^ £x)$ 7T> &(<5y There’s half a loaf on the cross wall, when he comes tell him to eat it; something is groaning in the yard, tell him to bring the Moringa stick that’s in the corner. The language of the above is barbarous and partly Hindustani. It is supposed to have been said by a Mussalman and is used in ridicule. ¥ Yes dona, yo dona, quien botara & porca fora ? ( 2) TELUGU PK0VERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2146. oSj-°'3$$x>o£> o£o £)$o s5-i>y3#4A. Six months after the death of the mother-in-law, tears came into the eyes of the daughter-in-law. (See No. 1196.) 2147. esQsSoafc s5Xu§ , "|3'i, ^ZoXst. If you break a fig, it is all worms. ( For Attiy see No. 59.—See No, 230, &c.) 2148. e><^|xo esex> ^O6r 3 <3o^5j£bo&. When good fortune comes, your wife will become your spouse. Said in joke to a man who fancied that he had been very fortunate. 2149. Vox>% S6c5t5bg-33r. If that he a village, will the cocks, not crow 1 Applied to the evidence of a fact. 2150. ef>A5S^5) ^0^^) In an unsuitable place we should hot assert our superiority. 2,151. e>f9oX>^0. If the food is reduced, all will sink with it. A man’s bad qualities will disappear if he is put on short commons, 2152. £9^£5b£>55bo55e^ ZSotiz$x>zx> Food is the source of all vices. 2153. e>^£>b<35bo ^^r9^5bcX5bo. Sustained by food, dependent on life. Said of the body. ( 3 ) 2154. ^jg^^Bex) gtf^$Sx> '^g55^7T v . May you break into the house of him who has fed you 7 ( See No* 1077, &c.) Kannam is a hole made by burglars in the wall of a house. 2155. &) Let all your rice be chunam and all your cakes frogs ! A certain sage was, on account of his eccentricities, treated as a crazy fellow and not received into society.