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&p>e£3So } aSj-^er* - ^ CO CO CO He has but one daughter, but the whole village is [full of] sons-in-law. i. e. they all wish to marry her. ? (See No. 349.) 2210. s^&b. The word [.taught] on the day of Upanayana will not be forgotten. At the Upanayana or investiture of the sacerdotal thread the novice is taught to repeat the words ^)S3^o ( Bhavati bhiksham dehi ) “ Madam, give alms.” Said by a lazy fellow. 2211. oo esSo Q&s&noZZox>'zr° &otid&ooQ>. If you have with salt the thirty-six a stupid woman even can cook. There are thirty-six requisites, it is said, for cooking, salt included. (See No. 337.) ( I*) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2212. obr°S$ ~&~°&3!T 0 <$ 5b ^5)0-£)fv)£^o. Like putting a palmyra fruit on a sparrow. ( For Palmyra see No. 290. ) Expecting a person to do what is beyond his power. 2213. ess*# •£T 3 c| zSizry&SxttfoSr 0 . Is a sharp Yajr&yudha [ to he used ] on a sparrow 1 ( See No. 1439.) Vajra or Fajrayudha is the mythological thunderbolt of Indra, 2214. &3Q ^r T> g'<D c3oSbAb<3b, c^oSbAb^b. The washerman knows the reduced state of the village; th£ peon knows the reduction [ of his superiors] in office. 2215. S&oo&’&i 7T° ^o£!P$Sbcn> sj&zxr 0 o3odj"° He came to the outskirts of the village and asked “How are my wife and children V 9 m A few yards more would have enabled the man to judge for himself. Said of impatience. 2216. £^5b There is the village and here is my cup. Said by a beggar. ( 13 ) 2217. cio<3b o £r°&o<S 1jo^ex> *^>s59 IT 0 ^ HoS$ Whom have you come to cheat with dried mango stones in your skirt! 0 Yiranna! A^glatton attempted to get more food from a cateress after he had eaten the ordinary meal at the fixed rate ; she refused, adding—by way of excuse that she had no more condiments and could only give him plain rice and buttermilk. Not to be done in this way, he came again with dried pickled mangos hidden in his cloth. Tadu tempu means literally to break the cord, i. e. to make a widow ( See No. 878. ) 2218. §^<g;T% §6^_^) T°ex> Sookx>. Wherever you strike a dog, he will limp. ■< See No*. 580,1307,1401.) 2219. ^& lr .Sbo'&> £>& ^sSo, SKbSbo'fj Soo43r’£>§ r*s5o. If you say “ Mount,” the bullock is angry; if you say “ Get off” the lame man is angry. ( See No. 1976.) It is hard to please every one.- (Dutch.)* 2220. Are you to ask the bullock before putting on the packsaddle 1 2221. 0oX<&>, XgSb c3o§k_tf*r>^ / He who rides on a bullock is Lingadu (Siva), he who rides on a kite is Rangadu (Yishnu). i. e. the two are but one under different forms. Said by Smartas. 2222. .s5<gtfoC£. As much as the btillock can carry, as much as the bag will hold. No tiiore can be taken. - Effen is kwaad passen. ( 14 ) TELUGTJ PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2223. oo£!|j>. He eats like a bullock, and sleeps like a log. 2224. c^3bs5bo. cxxn>$tfft ^<| ©Cfe, Sfiab ri§ ef>7T^<&<b. i Whenshe said “0 Reddi! your buffalo has calved,” he replied “ 0 Boddi! what’s that to you?” The woman wanted some milk. c 2225. <^43 wSbSo X©. The woman who always comes gets only a plain cake. Nippati is a kind of damper. 2226. o5j&og''^ TJ^exD S' 8i£ZT° ©SoXiefc>oS. The boneless tongue turns in any way. (See No. 1237.) Said of a liar. He lies as fast as a dog can trot. • 2227. ^>Sb£)<u sr>So o3otk>§' , ’;D ^joSS^dSoSo ~£)ZZ&& *v5®^^5)0<booft. When the lenders take back the ornaments lent, it is like sprinkling cowdung water on the face of a bridegroom. ( See No. 1507. ) 2228. rS&z 5bo kr°So^_ &*&> Lent property is not lasting, speech is not help. You cannot always depend upon getting a livelihood by your plausi¬ bility. 2229. ocSoo££ o§o&yT°, £)0 s5fte;ftb. However much the rat may cry, the cat will not let go her hold. ( See Nos. 406, 1457, ) ( 15 ) . es otT* § V ^Jo V S,"5 ^sSm . 2230. ^ewS" abW" 6 S^lMsjo, ^)0 eS^abSS S^lMsw. What if the rat is carried down the river 1 What if the tiger is caught in the trap'? Who cares P 2231. ^£8 ^055 ©dtfbgsrtfSo oxr° zsoXo "isxo ~§i%7r$). To ruin whom are you disguised as a Jangam'? ( For Jangam see No. 943 ). Said to an impostor. 2232. o5s 58 2r°o5e5 / ~ s *sy°So o3o£>£>o£> ar’icnS. [ Measured ] with his own span, every man is eight spans high. ♦ 2233. oio58sfo ' ; S^'"gp co o btfTT 0 ^ ^f>&3s5o When K&tamarazu said “ 0 Yiranna! by whom have you been ruined V 9 he replied “ I have been ruined by my own mouth 0 Katamar&zu”! ( See Nos. 1270, 1347. ) 2234- cia>8o ooo-£)y5& oxn> S$y' 0 X)g$5bo &o~iy, ooo-u &^§ r °7T > ; ^& e)7T^&'<b. _ a When asked “ Who gave you the freehold V J he said “ I gave it to myself” Said of one who helps himself without regard to the law of mcum and tuum. ( 16 1 TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT, <x) . 2235. oao 8£s5boo&o ,§),$5oood£o ,7 V°ioSoTT^o-u) ^r°&3$ooc^Oa5 Sjfbraol v ~ y v__y _^ eo ^5o-C555boo^o-{5 s5&o^o £)?53g0ll One widow and household broils, two widows and min to a family, three widows and rain to a village, four widows and ruin to a city, five widows and ruin to Brahma- pattana. 2236. e>o&ja§^o&r°'t§a0 <H>cTeo, e)fi> estfo'Jpo&o aSoTT^c^b e5o o3oo<?$b§6 ef>o£oo’ ^iS^olb, Slb^Se^" 8 A “ What! are you anointing your head on the Ekdda^i V 5 said one, “ That is a daily task, which I have commenced to¬ day,” replied the other. When asked next day “ Why have you not anointed your head V 5 he said “ Yesterday •completed my task.” Saicl in joke of a man who does not observe the ceremonial laws. 2237. ktS* £'©£>£ -Qo&;Soc3b. PO Tamarinds mixed in the river. ( See No. 1147. ) 2238. £>&S^ ■^r 5_ r§ cbo?5c53 c&£o. PO PO What matters it who drinks the water flowing in the river? ( Sec No. 5S0. ) A right common to all. 2239. cSTT’tfg^oT’ There is water in the river, 0 Suryadeva ! Said by an irreligious felloWj too lazy to bring water as an oblation to the Sun. ( 17 ; o ^eT* I -cJ o si jSw . 2240. ^oi£b5o ciiSb. A There is no rival song to the Et&m song. ( For Et&m See No. 2096.) The song of drawers of water is not composed according to the rules of music and cannot be compared with any other. 2241. ^&§^o<bo^a. When the elephant is in rut, he throws earth on his head. Pride goes before and, shame follows after . 2242. £>3oX •57 T >0lf c3ool£ 2 j3o$5). If a musquito light on an elephant, what weight 1 2243. ^8,0* In the quarrels of elephants, a king-crow the ambassador. Said of an insignificant person, who has no influence. 2244. <£>8o efJoobTT* T , ^)oS. _o Even a river will forgive three offences. Referring to the three times which a man is said to sink before drowning. The duty of forgiveness. 2245. <£>& S^oooTT 0 , However many twists the river take, it must fall into the sea at last. 2246. c&lJ T, s$cn> £>oib, 5cn> “ What village [ do you come from ] ? 0 Et&m !” [ said the beam] “From Duvvuru, 0 beam!” [replied the swape.] An answer given to a foolish question.—-Duvvuru is in the Cuddapah District. ( 18 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 8b. 2247. e>2otf*5bo 'Sooog e)207jpex> e3^>. To hide one lie a thousand lies are wanted. One lie makes many. One lie draws ten after it. riraiian.)* 2248. SoS" ^3os3 S^lS 7><uo, £S" ^3oX5 §^43li ^ CO If you slap one cheek, milk [ comes]; if you slap the other cheek, water [ comes ]. Said of a very tender, delicate boy. 2249. Zjg sS&><§), ssr ^ Soo&go. In one hand turmeric, in the other hand a hood. Turmeric is much used on auspicious occasions such as marriages. Every woman, except she be a widow, also rubs it daily on her body- before bathing. Musuku is the skirt of a woman’s cloth thrown over the head ( by widows ) as a hood. 2250. £>tfe5' r6 13o<&> oooaSbd*^). Two swords cannot he contained in one scabbard. Said of two masters in a house, &c. Two cats and a mouse, two wives in one house, two dogs and a bone, never agree in one. 2251. 2b§k-_cl 5obo& ^ex>. One man’s gains are shared by ten. A man’s relations live on him. 2252. Does a dog know what a fast means 1 * Una bugia ne tira dieci. ( 19 ) es o §-c5o 2253. tiXo ISboy TT’d&TT 0 In 0 teach me half, 0 father! Said by a spoilt child who wished his father to teach him half a letter at a time. 2254. ~2Tz>j-* e)7T^^4o. O father! they have discovered us. ( See Nos. 926, 958.) Two Tambalis (No. 173), father and son, went to a Brahman feast dis¬ guised as Brahmans. When the sandal was handed round for making the horizontal Sectarial mark on the forehead, the son took it with his right hand instead of with his left. The server thereupon called him a Tambali when he stupidly cried out to his father that they had been discovered and brought him too into trouble. 5f. 2255. So43§ "5^, tt>©1 ‘SsSy. A lid to the eye, a shoe to the foot. The protection necessary. 2256. S'odz&o Ko£$£'£3 s580“ib&>sj<$o ^$£>13. co eo eo a> Like blindfolding [ and pinioning ] a man and leaving him in the jungle. Putting a man into great difficulties. 2257. esQ\^<x)S oooo&b co —£ co ~w The winking woman ruined families. A A pun on the word Arcu. (20 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2258. 7T^£) ~!!0c5&i25b. A goldsmith’s fraud is only known to a goldsmith. A story is told of a young goldsmith who disguised himself as a Brahman and married a Brahman’s daughter. He perceived and dis¬ closed on one occasion the fraud of another goldsmith who had cheated his father-in-law ; this man in revenge exposed the young impostor. 2259. ^)odfs5'e5. It must he with the goldsmith, or in the chafing-dish. Said of gold made away with by a swindling goldsmith. 2260. e>ooolf, The builder [ of a house ] is one and he who lives in it is another. “ He that buildeth, [ let him be J as he that shall not dwell therein.** 2 Esdras xvi. 42.