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Is it not when the wind blows that you must winnow 1 (See Npe. 316,508, 1169. ) Strike while the iron is hot. Take time while time is, for time will away. 2309. Xd&st’&I zr>8 ooo&Scr 0 £)<3b!5^5b. Cb Cb 7 Q If a blind man lead a blind man, both will fall into the pit. 2310. SbSb^ ott*, o^/^Cott 0 . Will a blind man wish to have an eye or not to have one ? 2311. oooo&T 6 Aozsvo £)ej>£>^5). In a quarrelsome family not a handful of grain will be left. 2312. Kb8§ splS&b obo-CSb^ &§o^sbTT 0 *sr°^. A man who misses tfte mark by a span. A bad shot. 2313. #S5pg&b. A disciple worthy of his Guru. Both blockheads. ( 29 ) 2314. X>&£) JO<yo-C$bo& IT’Xlf, $^g<&> tfBoT^feeSr* •eT’Abir’^. If the Gum drink standing, the disciple will drink running. According to Hindu practice, water should always be drunk sitting. 2315. Xd^,s£o Like putting the bridle on the horse’s tail To put the cart before the horse. 2316. Woooli, :>§£> ~iiZS 6 S&&&— SjS'tfb TJ^So £90^5"° l§Oo£b3o If a horse is Goda, then a saddle is Maduru—I don’t want to be told more. Said by a Komati who was learning Hindustani from a Mussalman at so much per word. He mistook Ghora ( Hrnd.) “ a horse” for Goda ( Tel. ) “ a wall,” and with the stinginess common to his caste said he did not want to be told what a saddle was as it must be Maduru “ coping.” 2317. o3oo&*^, S"f6oo5coo73”° A If a horse be starving it will eat even Arika grass. A A (For Arika or Aruga see No. 82.—See No. 606.) 2318. Xd3Xd3 Xd sTfoo bo. Whispered counsels are a cause of ruin [ to others ]. 2319. Xr^^T* &S$o, SoJ\e5^ [ As soon as] the light [is] in the niche, [he puts his] food into his belly. To save the oil. 2320. FTotisSs r'SS'wo. Gont amnia’s wishes. ( 30 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2321. z)& g'oix>ozr v a cb ’ Will a barren woman bring forth a child at your bidding 1 2322. c&glf), <§^~d<Do$b When the sheep cries will the wolf be grieved 1 l See No. 389, 1333. ) 2323. /r 6 * ~£<m eT’lb ‘S’oo ■sy>'& S^votf, 6^00 ■ 3 T°~^) o 3 oo£L If the nail swell, [ it will be ] as big as the finger; if the finger swell, [ it will be ] as big as the leg; if the leg swell, [ it will be ] as big as a mortar; if the mortar swell, how big [ will it be 1 ] Said in ridicule of a logician. -tf. 2324. &n>-0 Like dogs barking at the moon. ( See No. 40, 441, 682.) 2325. £oS ur* SoBS'sfcjj. Like honey raining on a sugar Pandili. ( For Pandili see No. 01—See Nos. 195,1362,1425,1430, 1886.) 2326. "Hoo^goS '^jgTT’S wo'sr’osSbo, t After his death the state of the Setti’s affairs will be known. • • He is very close in his lifetime. 2327. ■57°$ e£r°£)0^£> ^ol§y^£>o, ’ZodioSo&J What does it matter whether a dead man’s head lie towards the east or towards the west 1 ( 31 ) 2328. tfo&TT 3 $0&TT° t When he was at the point of death he cried “ Sankara! Sankara!” (Siva.) Deathbed repentance. 2329. -csasb^) 0 r* <Sbtf<3ooer” -a£)7T^3b 6 1 have become acquainted with all the secret mysteries of learning. The allusion is to the story of Prahldda son of Hiranyakasipa. The words of the Proverb are found in the Telugu translation of the Bh&gavata Purana, ( but not in the Sanscrit original,) as having been used by Prahlada to his father.—( See Vishnu Pur&na Book I, Chapters 17—20.) Said of a man who pretends to be learned. 2330. !§<*o, ~£oo <&>. [ He has ] no learning and [ says ] no prayers but [ has ] numerous issue. Said of an ignorant, irreligious, sensual man. 2331. a5£) &§'>_ ^r°s5§ y ^^7T° U cO A dog attached [ to his master ] will not leave him though he be beaten [ almost ] to death. 2332. -u>oS£ ^ex)^o “ No matter” said one, “ Then if there’s no tamarind, there’s no acid” said the other. There is here a pun upon the word Chinta which means both “ thought, sorrow” and also “ tamarinds.” ( 32 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2333. -OSA sJPSA ■sr°£>§ t)o<& ^IS t>o zs’J&j oo O CO 1b&'oe5' r6 § &&>. o When by saving and saving they married the younger son, the elder son’s wife went to her ancestors. 2334. ^Sb^ex) £>od&e£ , sy o . Will the tanks be filled by drizzling rain 1 2335. "^g§^_A5b -sr>£b-. He makes the younger sister the elder, and the elder sister the younger. (See No. 1082.) Said of an unprincipled, untruthful man. 2336. -D?ooooo “S>g Build a small house, and become great. The Hindus consider it unlucky to commence housekeeping in a large house. 2337. -D^ L '33" 0 <5l -C555b§)§ yT, o'^) The boys father is a learned man, if the boy acquire learn¬ ing he will be of use. 2338. -&S'43 §^73^g>, ‘313^e> Darkness for some days, moonlight for some days. (See Nos. 561, 568.) Joy and sorrow are equally divided. 2339. -&£5bex> qS)|}ex> cootfeg) Anthills raised by ants become the dwelling of snakes. One enjoys what another has acquired. 5 ( 33 ) es -C5o 2340. cr^xSx 0 nSd&g s5o§K>S. Before seeing him, before he turns, and looking at him, you must do it. i. e. Before you see the sun in the morning, before it passes the meri¬ dian, and at sunset you must perform Sandkyavandanam ( daily prayers). 2341. 7T°S. If seen it’s yours, if not seen it’s mine. The trick of a thief or a shoplifter who, if noticed, pretends that his intentions were not dishonest. 2342. $&£o ^5o. Ruined, go to Chenn&pattanam. To recover your fortune. 2343. ■sr>1b &o8^o. If you tell it—shame; if you hide it—sorrow. The allusion is to adultery. 2344. e;0 Are you to cut your feet because your shoes are too small? 2345. £)osf -&o5bex> ££>£). Ants come of themselves to the place where there is sugar¬ cane. Where the carcase is, the ravens will gather. 2346. £o<Hli 3^ex> When the tank fills, the frogs assemble. 2347. ’-&<op ir^rfo a^c^d^a -0 SbolD sbodSb. Non-current cash will never pass [in currency ]; an unloving husband will never love [ his wife ]. ( For Cash [■'H’tfo] See No. 613. ) ( 34 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2348. £*£>01§£<*x>§6 •sy^-qrogQ 'SooAb&b. The fastidious Somidevi has a Veda-teacher for a husband. (For Somidevi see No. 28.) A pair of hypocrites. z. 2349. 236^iSb|So acSSo^S, As long as successful, the drum of victory; when unsuc¬ cessful, the war drum. By smooth means if possible, if not, by force. 2350. Will P&rij&ta flowers grow on a JillMu tree 1 Parijata is the Nyctanthes Arbor Tristis, a very celebrated tree said to grow in Svarga, Indra’s paradise ( W. Elliot ). Jilledu is the Calotropes Gigantea. 2351. ■§55bo£b36 "S^ctfboo £><£ Has the Jemudu fruit or shade ? Jemudu is the Euphorbia Tirucalli. 2352. 'Sc&g ti&ztfSo s5&oQ. The hand which touches a Dabb, will touch a pagoda, ( For Dabbn see No. 1913.—See No. 2369.) A man who is dishonest in trifles will not be scrupulous in greater matters. He that will steal an egg will steal an ox. 2353. ool?. There is a link between money and life. 2354. oooS5£<3o, &bx&3n> oooS5£<3b. I won’t give a Dabb, I won’t give the dust on a Dabb. (For Dabbu see No. 1918.) < 35 ) es o . Delhi to Delhi, village to village. Great people with great, little with little. 2356 . £0*7^ Honey in the Tang^du tree. (For Tangidu see No, 1120.) Easy to get at because the tree is small. 2357 . -tfo^oS^oootf ef>e£o 3 "°$o 63 § S^oco Zyoib S^A5o. The sin of intending to kill your father will he effaced if you go to your mother-in-law’s house and stay there till the porridge dish is hurst. A man was in the habit of telling his friends when they enquired how his son progressed with his studies that he was very stupid and idle. This he did from a superstitious dread of his son being struck by the evil eye of an envious person if he praised him. The son, not understanding his father’s motive and being greatly irritated, determined to kill him. He got upon a beam over his father’s couch and was about to drop a large stone on his head when he fortunately overheard him explaining to his mother the reason of his strange conduct. The boy then came down and fell at his father’s feet confessing his murderous intentions and begging for for¬ giveness and to be shown a way of expiating his sin. The father replied to him in the words of the Proverb, telling him he was to remain in his mother-in-law’s house until the porridge dish was broken. He went, and after having been paid the usual attentions for a day or two was afterwards treated with rudeness and fed with poor fare. At last the butter milk was one day poured so roughly into his porridge that the side of it gave way. ‘ > He was then released from his expiatory ordeal and returned home rejoicing! ( 36 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2358. e£gtfs5oo 7T>$3 23o#gs5bo. The sacerdotal thread given on the day of obsequial rites. (For Taddinam see No. 271.) / It is worn temporarily by Sudras on such occasions. Said of any temporary honor. 2359. #KS His shadow is his devil. Afraid of his own shadow. If it is not his own gold, it has no colour and no touch (fineness.) The purchaser depreciates the value of an article brought for sale. 2361. £;5dSj- £) The mother knows the birth of the son. i. e. she knows who is his father. 2362. -stoSS go Is there a broken ladle which knows not its own people ? ( See No. 1937.) A man serves his friends well. 2363. #o$>o &oXs5co. He who beats a drum is a DUsari, he who sounds a conch is a Jangam. ( For Ddsari and Jangam see No, 111,) (37) , S3 o ^ eT* $**3 a5 o ^ T* & Sio. 2364. *g, S'tfb^) Xdo. Head solid, belly hollow* < See No. 740.) 2365. &e> 08A £>ooo7T° S^3§ tf>Z$13&. Although it goes round the head yet the mouthful must come to the mouth. 2366. ^0 &cS <35coe)&D. OO What a mother does, [ falls ] on her children. ( See No. 1047.