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” The plan was successful, and the friend then asked that his debt should be paid, but he himself received the treatment he had prescribed for others. Trickery comes back lo its master, (French.)* * Tricherie revient & son maltre, '< *7 ) e3o Z\£x>. 2428. TT^cSb §'^ *<$£58, *?§<3o -Don^ *<$£58. Neither on that day did I put it on, nor on this day have I torn it. (See No. 2429.} Said by a pooi,fellow whb had never had the pleasure of putting on a good cloth or the annoyance of tearing it. 2429. 7r>zk> Sooti'iyzr *^£55, cdd&ovzr* "^£58. I was never rich one day and poor another. (See No. 2428.) Said by a man who had not experienced the ups and downs of fortune, but had remained in a mediocre state throughout his life. 2430. 7T°(^b ^5)olb tf'sr’ax) 7^a3oax>, £9X)^°58o £9£Xr^5o T^cSoejo, hti T^^oax), !)5 o T^aSoax). If he has a country, Naw&b S&hib; if he has food, Amir S&hib ; if he becomes poor, Fakir S&hib ; when he dies Pir Sahib. • • The Mussulman sticks to his title of Sahib under all circumstances. • • 2431. 7T°£58 ,^,§tf^r°£S8 "^£58 £58 § . co V_/_ o Will he who wrote at that time, now cancel it and write again 1 (See Nos. 1344, 1637.) 2432 TT’fJer* ^)5b^b s5o£3oT°£fc. One like a worm born in the N&bhi. Nabhi ( Sans. Vatsanabha ) is an active vegetable poison, * the root of the Aconite ferox brought from Nepal’ ( Wilson ). Said of a treacherous villain. 2433. 7T° £5boo£8tf iblfoo Xvlg) How can you live before me 1 What are you when compared with me ? Said by a conceited Pandit. ' 48 J TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2434. — TT^TT^c^——7CPIT 0 ^ racxftg—7T , T5^d55or3‘cr D ^)—TT’TT’c&eaTT^tfoeSooD— TO - '’ o u c$56 raTT°^S$oe&)o o3"°S6. Narig&du—N&radu—N&rayadu—N&raya—N&rayya—Ndraya- nayya—Ndrayana Eau—Nar&yana Eau Pantulu—Nara- yana R&u Pantulav&ru. When a person is in a very indigent state he is called by the first name ( N&rigadu ) and he receives the other names—each form being more res¬ pectful than the last—as he advances in social position. The highest position he could possibly attain to would give him the last and most honorific form ( N&r&yana Rau Pantulavaru ). 2435. *?6&b ^36. They who yesterday were to-day are not. The uncertainty of life. To-day stately and brave, to-morrow in the grave. (Danish. )• 2436. "5"°e><36, fejfoo <££d&&6. He won’t be burnt with fire, he won’t be wet with water. Said of an obstinate blockhead. 2437. JCxdS'cS s£r°<b ; The word of an unstable man is a bundle of water. ( See No. 170. ) A fool's speech is a bubble of air. 2438. £>36 Too 7T*36 Too~£&>£x). Where you are doubtful, there I am dubious. A joke among Pandits when one is not able to help another through difficult passages. 2439 . £) ‘^oozr’fSx* £ooo$i^r*t, £>36 6 If your wife becomes a widow, who will cook for you? (See No, 1603. ) * lleden in figuur, morgen in het graf. < 49 ) o^§**1-15 o &sSxf . 2440. Jb 20.13, 7?l3b<3b' c3os55b irO°$o ^Sr-ol^S&o £9 o"&>, 7T° &8 V -' 65 _£>. —o eS^iD <£ 2 ^ “s^sSo^S. £>7T^<&<b. “ Who will watch your buffalo T said [ a herdsman ]—“ The money in my purse will do it” replied [ the master ]. A fit answer to an impertinent servant. 2441. (zr’jQtf S&n’ko. co V_y A word written on water. 2442. &0-£>£3y£b £)<£ When you wish for it, I must bring forth a child. Said by a wife to an unreasonable, exacting husband. 2443. <^5b^£oS6 ^r°^. Oil according to the [ quantity of ] Sesamum. ( For Nuvvu Bee No. 1319—see No. 1436. ) 2444. c£r°&3§ 1>g One who feeds a hundred and shaves (i. e. plunders) a crore. 2445. r£r°&3§ siPcI-u) *5X D <3b. He kills a hundred and cries “ Selaga !” t Selaga is a term used in counting or measuring, signifying the comple¬ tion of a lot of one hundred. Said of a great hero. 2446. £>oootf Save me up to a hundred, and after that I will support you. Money’s advice. Take care of the pence, the pounds will take care of themselves, ( 50) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2447. 73ooo§ £>£> e£e;.§6 $j-°c6o§^&r° Thinking it to be Ghi you must not drink it, thinking it to he oil you must not rub it on your head. ( Sec No*. 6, 1553, 2371. ) 2448. cooo £9<55b * & ——o & S^ooS^S) s3‘ s oooK)&£}. ^co eo When the clever lady had fried the cakes in Ghi, the patient lady walked off with them in her lap. Atirasam is a sweet cake made of rice meal and syrup and fried, or rather boiled, in ghi. A cool trick. 2449. 13o-u)^*ooo?5 < 30^00 -tfoo&xo e>?5^|oo. 0 unfortunate man! sow Sesamum. Advice given to a farmer very unfortunate in his crops. The Sesamum crop is generally profitable. 2450. - Oo & o&zr c§o£>cn> "£>&>. Though you think for a hundred years you will get no more than has been written on your forehead. ( See Noa. 1344, 1837. ) ' 2451* o3ct^8o ^) 0 ~&> T^oot^&o. If he has a mouth he’ll win the fight. (See No. 1850.) oO. 2452. sSo&K'TT’dsir- What! my old husband on the feast day 1 When everything else'is new. A ioke. ( 51 ) es i -t5o^8 ; "3" t> ~^£xS5bo . O' 2453. £o£>§ 1L>di££e)2Jo5. 9 A pig’s sense is in its occiput. ( See No. 436.) 2454. $o£> 20037^ tfo However fat the pig may grow will it ever be equal to Nandi 1 (For Nandi see No. 1364—see Nos. 609,1086.) 2455. sSXoo 6&, tt\§, 3T§ He calls her a mother in the day time and a wife at night. An unprincipled rascal. 2456. tSKoo 'ZS n&rO s5br°dj^<&>, s5ar°dj^<^ S5£$b. 0 co ’ v —' co O When you speak in the day time, look around; at night don’t speak at all. Hills see, walls hear. (Spanish.)* 2457. £>Xex> tt 0 ^ Night blindness in the day time, running about at night. ( See Noe. 304, 486, 2021. ) 2458. ^S8o-OS^> .S&r>dj-'’<£ Sf53o. You should speak as silk is cut. i. e. give a decided answer, as unmistakable as the cut of silk is clean. 2459. -53 When the boat reached the shore the ferry-man was made a fool of. ( See No. 1953.) 2460. ^JSbtf^er* S'osSSo&exo Sx>~^8oSi&*. CO 7 O coco Sleeping within ruined walls, but talking in his sleep of upper storied houses. Montes veon, paredes oyen, ( 52 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. "oboS>o&, The property of others is Pdlapindi, his pwn property ia the property of God. It is kept as sacred as that which has been offered to the deity.— Ptilapindi is floor made of fried grain. . . * t ( Sm No*. I, 910, 1131, 1390,' 1560, 174w.) 2461. £$Sc>e> 2462. *s^<S )& zt°£sS bo itrvd ^n>^s5bo. Like making a present of a milch cow and merely jmilking her for himself afterwards. 2463. &*oX gV z£r>X&>. The old thief will be one day caught. <8* No. 561.) 2464. sbsSsfo $olb #d&3k>, S$oSk> &o~h £>&. Where there i$sm there will be fear, where there is low ground there will be water. 2465. wa’cDS' Like showing Bad anika to a snake. Badanika is the Loranthos Longiflorus ; the term is' also applied gene¬ rally to all plants of the order. ( W. Elliot. ) It is said to be need'aa an antidote for .snake bites. 2466. tf’SSuSo So\lix> S>o£eT*l5 A snake’s poison is in its fangs. Said of a.man ready for any villainy. * 2467. ttofco -Otf^a ©oooTT’ sS^, ;*>ga ©oo^T'* sStfij. A snake is the same whether small or big. 2468. ■zro$x>&* ^3©So zS£ (r .'i>. Friendship with a snake and friendship with a king are one. Both treacherous ( 53 ) o ^ e5^ § r ^i ) 'i5 o5x . 2469. &oai 6X Sj£i5. o A lump according to the flour. ( See No. 1436.) 2470. £>d£>rtb&b £r>. Co Will an umbrella stop a thunderbolt? 2471. £><s'sr’?5& ^tf^G^er 0 . Is there a bad day of the week for the falling of the thunder¬ bolt? Does the thunderbolt observe auspicious and inauspicious days ? ( See No. 2536. > 2472. "lb £3 ^o?5^55bo "lb £3 £kr^<&>. Adorn the child and look at it, whitewash the wall and look at it. 2473. 1)0 X& &okr j $b. co Cb They make themselves fools for a child. Lit. They eat grass. Foolish vows are made and silly ceremonies performed to pTopitiate the gods and obtain children. - 2474. ^)oso 2D&3, oo-tfo o£r°b. w w w That is a cloth into which Punjam has been put, that is the word into which a bribe has been put. A Punjam is a skein of 60 threads ; the word is Here used to signify the proper quantity of thread required for good cloth. The only way of obtaining a good recommendation is to purchase it with a bribe. 2475. ■33-°37T", W w Is this natural fragrance, or borrowed perfume ? Said of a man of great pretensions but of no real learning. ( 54 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2476. <§)&£> &> er°, roo zr°. vc^ Is he a born S&strt ot a deplomated S&stri 1 Said also of a Somayaji ( No. 2053 ). 2477. -s^5s5bo ^o&bSo7V° -s5-0\tfa. When he went to do good, evil met him. (See No. 333.) 2478. ^)€)§ ££>ooolf, ©o4oo^iy T> . Though the tiger be hungry will it eat grass 1 2479. ^pex> -vT 6 ^ e >£o #|y. Like selling firewood where flowers were sold. (See No. 3301 .) 2480. T^d&ejoooll, sS^'sriSSo If all the flowers which blossom should become fruit, there would be no room for the earth to hold them. 2481. ~^>o£ °&d'£>7r , &b. In the bustle of the marriage he forgot to tie on the Bottu. (For Bottu or Tdlxbotiu see No*_878.) 2482. When the hen clucks, the cock chucks. 2483. The coming down of the Penna is quicker than butter melts. ( For Penna see No* 1528*) ( 55 ) $3 OO yj^T 0 "^0. 2484. *^tfX7T> ^>tfX7r "tj&xPsST^Sb §^0 ^oooT^&b. Growing and growing the big brother-in law became a monkey. 2485. gr&g&tg Not being able to tell him to go he smoked him out 2486. sJ^ooog zS^l^&oooTT 0 #5^.73"°. Will she who blows the fire not even get a mouthful 1 (8mK. 1965.) He is a very bad manager of honey who leaves riothing to lick off his fingers. (Trench.)* He who manages other people's wealth does not go supperless to bed . (Italian. )t 2487.