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'cr55T % ctibr953bo"fc ‘cSo'^cn' &c&fF > 7T 9 ^&7r*&, s£r°# <$s&a When I heard of the E&mftyana I did not know what it was, but [ I find J it is the weight of a man. (Sm N..2&S8.) 2580. TT>S5bo!D e^V. Rim&’s tail. A jok#.—A bad reader instead of reading rytfjafrS 4 * SfLsS&otStoOiSB® f Sapiunito Kapivarunditlauiye ) (‘ The Monkey-Chief paid thus to RAma*) read TT*J36tt& 5' r *S' 2>oS$3o£b, Ac. (Ramuni tokm Pivaruhdu, Ac.) <SeeNo.2Mf.> * l * Used to a blundering reader. 2581. ^o*f^ o^#dtfboe&>$ woioo ^odj^dSb. When there is a king like R&ma, a servant like Hanum&n will at once be found. (See Not. 4MS, *06. ) 2582. tt? ; 3o _o p<IxC9 55 o£l b§~. —o R&ftlo, takshmana, Mabra, and—his tail! The interpretation oL an ignoramus of the sentence Ramo Xakikma*fwm• abravit ( “ Rama said to Lakshmana.” ) ( See No. 2640. i 2583. TT 5 ^ Xoo£& ST'Qo-Qtf^) He speaks likfe one rolling stones and boulders. , Said of a man who speaks boldly whether right or wrohg. 10 ( 73 ) v 0 -J5 o^ “S - * £x £bo . 2584. 150,3b £3^5)0 ^oo TiP’AoS’ ££r°<$s. A calf which has drunk the milk of two cows. It is common among ' Hindus for childless persons to adopt children of their friends and treat them as their own. Such children are petted both by their real and by their adoptive parents, and are in consequence often spoilt. 2585. s5Sf£3, <x5bo£5b S5ST&3. The disease is one, the medicine is another. i. e. the one is not fitted to remove the other. Said of unsuitable remedies. . e) 2586* Sr T5 <3b<&bo&o<3b. The man who burnt Lanki is Hanum&n. i < 9 ** No. 211.) 2587. oo23§ rD <3bSo . £o^§*-’ Like a bastard performing his father’s annual ceremonies. (For Tacldinam See No. 271.) 2588. • CO CO A harlot made an offering to the manes of her ancestors and looked towards heaven. . * 2589. 0023ex> l§S'sir 8 li Soh tfosSocbb ,£>,230 £5btf&p> tfosSo^Sb. OO ' s —' pT) If there were no harlots the temple would not shine and men’s minds would not be fascinated. An apology for the impure accompaniments of the Hindu’s religion! ( 74 ) T'ELUGTJ PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2590, ££) £)ocr% ooscocii £)o^\ A man got [ for nothing ] has much work, a miser has great expenses. ( See Nos. 1912, 2595.) Labdhudu is applied to a prisoner taken in war and made a slave.——The false economy of misers costs them much in the end. 2591. OiIxrBO t9S5o<lir30. If Lakshanam is neglected it becomes Avalakshanam. There is a pun here on the word Lakshanam which as a noun signifies the 1 rules of classic composition,’ and as an adjective 1 handsome.’— Ava¬ lakshanam means ‘ ugly,’ ‘ deformed.’ (See No. 142.) 2592. ejcli ^ dSo A lakh of stars won’t make one moon. “ Better one virtuous son than even a hundred fools ; .the one moon dispels darkness and net hosts of stars.” ( Hitopadesa Book I. 17. )• 2593. 0oAs5bd o3oejo£f. A rat on the Lingam. One is afraid to knock the rat off lest he should strike the Lingam, and at the same time he cannot bear to see the emblem so insulted. A difficult dilemma. 2594. ~£$'zr o &> 'ei£>^r ) £b. One who has not is as on# who is not in the world. i. e. A penniless man has nothing in the world. 2595. er*$! "5o<b ssS.. A miser loses both ways. ( See No. 1912, 2590. ) vfrT T ^ rfTTT^Vfa II ( 75 ) 0 ^-F 0 &s5co. / v oS. 2596-. sSoX'tSskKS'* <$)f3;sa ^ToXO "^gll s$*5fcorr. ., / Will [the evil] bom in the family go by offering Pongali? (For Pongali see No* 912.) 2597. s5o#3cn>, tt 3 ^, €30 [ I don’t know ] whether it comes from his family or from his wife’s tail. / i. e. whether the man’s mean actions are the fruit of his low birth or whether he is instigated to such conduct by his wife. 2598* £*-^5 e3£>$&r°o££o. Welcome the coming, speed the parting guests. A A Svagatam signifies literally *' well come .”—Asimantam is an abbrevi- A ation of Asimantamanuvraj eyam, u I follow you to the boundary,” used to t Brahman guests at the conclusion of a Sraddha. 2599* ^S.ooog $os5bo. If you measure cubits with an empty hand, what is the use of it 9 i. e. what is the use of measuring the air. (See No. 313.) Vain hopes. 2600. oSSo 0 d 3 bg^$) Ao25. That which is in the paddy is rice. Said to an inquisitive person. .. ( 76 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2601. o5boe&o, esg>o. Three Turns of paddy and six Turns of sparrows. -Losses keeping pace with gains. (For TUmu see No. 1104. ) 2602. ^r><S 5 5t° £)<S&n>o I&doXoJ^oZSd. His father and my father are real males. An answer given to an impertinent question regarding relationship. 2603. 7 T 3 ^) s$cooli<3b &<zx> ^Pooog Hang the drunkard ! Pour me out a potful of toddy. 2604. oT 0, ? , 13<| ~^>o^ir°^j7T°c5Sx)dSo o- e£r°A!i, When Yasi Recjdi Venkat&dri N&yudu was weighed in gold Karedla K&makka was weighed in brinjals. Tt was an old custom for Indian princes and wealthy landowners to give their weight in gold to the Brahmans. (For Brinjal see No. 97—See Nos. 22, 1857.) 2605. £)o££p> £5bo5£n> For feasting or for medicine, three times. A man will not be treated as a guest for more than three meals and he is not expected to stay longer.—The effect of medicine should be tried by three doses after which, if it fail, it should be given up. 2606. t y 0 ?? ^5)olb, ^^3350^3 <&bo^ When there is a prince like Vikramarka, a minister like Bhatti will at once be founds. • (See Nos. 1652, 2531. J ( 77 ) 2607. Stoutness of body, consumption of food. The only advantage of obesity is expensive living. 2608. §^<1 8<tfsSsSx>, £>£>§ In proportion to the wealth there will be enjoyment, in pro¬ portion to the learning there will be humility. ( See Nos. 454, 1274. ) ^009. £)£d5o55bo eS^sS^gofco, £)£5g Tr°as5§gs5a5. Humility subjects the world, learning subjects kings. Humility often gains more than pride. (Italian.) 2610. 7302Jo-i 5^ ;5g3. Don’t believe all you hear, don’t divulge all you believe. Do not all you can ; spend not all you have ; believe not all you hear ; and tell not all you know . 2611. £§6ex><&> eoooTT*^. The world-governing Nakula became a horsebreaker. V ( See Virataparva of the Mahabh£rata.) Tlic will of Providence. 2612. t)^55bo ooo-£)^ u £)§ Igjsf One who gives a Vis am and expects a Vasam* ( See No. 290. ) For Visam see No. 876 ; the word here means of T 'g- of a Rupee ( anna ).— Vasam is a rafter ; (the original word has been retained to preserve the jingle .) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2613. ef>ooo^, &r°o}6^p o3ooe£. If a rafter and half goes for a Vis am, how much for a beam and a half? (For Visam see No. 2612—See No. 2323-) Chaffing an arithmetician. 2614. g'S) ‘Sexier 5 60 Did [ my parents ] beget me for nothing and throw me into the hedge ? Said by a disciple illtreated by bis Guru, or by an apprentice illtreated by his master, 8tc. 2615. If you give him butter he cannot swallow it, if you give him your finger he cannot bite it. ( See No. 239.) As demure as if butter would not melt in his mouth, and yet cheese will not choke him. 2616. ISooog £3^5)00 cn5o£>o. What is it to him who has a thousand cows, if one will not be milked ? ( See Nos. 243, 284, 1510, 1512. ) Said by an ii ipertinent beggar, when refused alms. 2617. ISooog One Chilakapurugu is enough for a thousand Puttis of Paddy. ( For Putti see No. 876.) Chilakapurugu ( lit . parrot-worm) is a small worm found in stored srain. ( 79 ) e o ^ cT* §^l ■$ o T* "4 & sixi. 2618- "3ooo§ jStfsHew ah&X&> ©tfbtfo WOSoV <6& ~£rzx>z&r o v7T°. Should one buy an elephant for a thousand pagodas, and grudge half a Visam for a hook to drive him with ? Visam ( No. 876 ) is here used for an anna. (See No. 2191.) 2619. 13 £ys3“°S) £)o£6 $sfy35bo "cSdSo. A madman’s feast is never certain till he gives it. 2620. 'SoXo =c3"°ex>3o, -OOfyu" 0 !^ ^3oS5bo o§o£)o. One valuable gem of the first water is sufficient—though of pebbles there be a basketful, of what use are they T ( See VSmana Book I. 4. ) One grain of pepper is worth a cart-load of hail. 2621. s£r°c?S'§;5i. A ruby without price. • • Said of anything of inestimable value. 2622. "Solder 0 £>5oo<% ^5)£)ol§^>, s5ao%)S5boS>y*2S 25<3 o$£do&. If you spit when lying on your back it will fall on your face. Who spits against heaven, it falls on his head. ( French. )• He who spits against heaven will have it fall on his face. (Spanih.)t “ Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head.” Ecclesiasticus xxvii. 25. * Qui crache conlre le ciel, il lui torabe sur la t6te. + Ouien al cielo escupe, en la cara le cae, ( 80 ) TELUGU . PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2623 . (SZ$ To dig out the roots and pour in hot water. To ruin a man utterly. 2624. “^siTr’JO ef )<&>?£>(do .“skr^S6 "Will the postures of an actor he of use in war 1 2625. £> KSo-ft^T 6 0 Physician! have you hot water in your bag 1 A lazy woman consulted a doctor : he gave her a prescription—she said that she had no one to send for the medicines ; he then gave her a powder which he told her to mix with honey—she could get no honey/ at last he g^ve her some medicine which only required to be mixed in hot water—thereupon she asked whether he had any hot water in his bag ! Said of a helpless, feckless creature. 2626. >£>o&b §^£>7^$, £)$§ <&bo&b There is a remedy for disease, but is there a remedy for fate ? ( See Nos. 1344, 1637, 1980, 1984.) 2627. *&>£> o5"e3c^IO ^5^. When his fortune would have him govern a kingdom, his misfortune would have him graze asses. The man was so unlucky that even the decrees of Brahma were over- ruled by his evil stars.—( See Nos. 1344, 1637. ) Grahachara literally signifies the rotation of the planets. ■ST 2628. ^oa^eT 8 SC 8 ^ btftfx,, ^joSoeT 8 kfc.