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weeping cried out” Gang&dhara is dead !” The servant sent from the palace, thinking that Gangddhara must be some impor¬ tant person, went crying to the Queen. The Queen believing that a relation of the king had died commenced to weep, her whole household joining in her lamentation^—the king on enquiring the cause of his consort’s grief received the same information that Gang&dhara was dead, whereupon, imagining that he was a relation of the Queen’s, he joined in the general howling, in which he was assisted by all his court! When the truth was at last known, all were ashamed. 2675. The horrible Kali. Referring to the Kaliyuga “ the Iron Age.” Applied to crimes of great enormity. 2676. it-syr tfoooS'o £5^2575^5 ooo^ Though you die the money must be forthcoming—0 Achchamma! Don’t abuse me any more. A Brahman after eating is bound by the ceremonial law to repeat the following : ftf) HP ahS5b % i o5QsS,eki| O Amrita ! thou art a covering. May the water given to the hundreds and thousands of [ thirsty ] askers in hell, the habitation of the wicked, endure without diminution. The above is a parody, the allusion being to a hard-hearted creditor and hypocritical formalist. ■' ho \ TELUGU PKOVEKliS—SUPPLEMENT. 2677. 73^5), ^S^)e> o^^ber 0 . I had them not in childhood, nor in age, am I now to have earrings in Chandrasekhara’s time 1 Said by a father to whom earrings were offered when, in his old age, a son had been born to him. 2 678. 'C&g'j r _zxr°$^ -C5§k_ep>oo ifsS^oooTT 0 ^. He has gone to fetch Cakkilams from star-town* i. e. He has died. For Cakkilam see No. 1609. 2679- r6oo§"o, £)o£fo. If seen—duty; if not seen—bragging. The allusion is to a person attempting to smuggle goods through a custom house—If caught, double duty was exacted. 2680. KB. 6b 6b v_ s If one is unfortunate, Ch^brolu is a refuge. Chebrolu is a village in the Guntoor District. 2681. Sooo o5b8-£)K>^. Eating to excess, he forgets his caste. Said of a man who, being sumptuously entertained, forgets his low origin. 2682. Put the faultless man into the salt. If you cannot ruin him in any other way, put him into the Salt Depart¬ ment— there, you can easily bring a charge of dishonesty against him and get rid of him. ( ) £3 2683. Botivo &r>~4 IF’ooeSlf e^n > ^§'“eT D ^^^ r6 7T B S^o&b^o^. “ The tamarinds have flowered;’ [ said one ]. “ When the time of blossoming and bearing fruit comes, will flowers and fruit be wanting?” [said another] “ You are both alike,” [ said the third ]. Three sisters suffered from an impediment in their speech—each thought she spoke better than either of the other two. The first instead of “ Chintalu puchinave said “ Tintalu tutinave ” the second pronounced “ Puchb kache kalarn vaste, pity aka kayaka pbna?” as “ Tute tate talam tatte, tutaka tataka tbna ?” and the third, taunting both her sisters, said of their speech “ Dondu donde” for “ Rendu rende” ( literally, “the two are two” ). 2684. If you abuse—anger ; if you beat—pain. Well, you affected creature, did you see my sister? Did you see my brother-in-law at the festival ? An affected woman sees no one but herself. 2686. 0o5b^ 2oo0§ "^25^00. —6 6 Perhaps they’ll ask you to dine with Timmanna. Timmanna is a jocose term for a monkey. The boisterous fun at the time of investing a Brahmachari with the sacerdotal thread is called in joke Timmannabanti, the monkey feast. 2687. £<&>7^_5s5co —o 0 cSo^r* £9oib, Jb Z$x>2po : 6 j~^ “Timmanna! Timmanna! I salute you” cried one_“How do you know my name?” said the other. “I knew it directly I saw your face” replied the first. ,( 92 ) TELUGU PROVERBS—SUPPLEMENT. 2688. oSg’t* s£r°k>. Prom the tom-tom to the worship of the idols, he has hut one word. (For Tudum see No. 1094,) Said of an ignorant man, who has but one idea in his noddle. 2689. Neka'S Tfr>4ooS5<S, SPSS'S SSsSU,*. One must work like a slut and eat like a gentleman. (See No. 2394.; 2690. 7T° 7T°oJ"°e£ _ o CO He casts my blood into my mouth. i. e. He harasses and annoys me exceedingly. 2691. ibe^o'sr’dSb §^ex>i&exr o T7 D ds5b ftbdSb-^&g ^nST^c 3$j~vS ~II We think on blue-throat, we meditate on eye-corners ; may the eyeball-village stimulate us. A parody on the Durga-gayatri "S^er > £dSboT'ctfb ^?5g&s£r>8 £5388 g / Sr*ti<3Sn5'\\ We think on K&ty&yani, we meditate on Kany&kumari ; may Durga stimulate us. Said in joke to a boy about to cry. 2692. tru so ^oooS^oootf ^b^Cfex) IkP^ScSi. The rotten vegetables to the Erahman. ( See No. 2694. ) Spurious benevolence. When Tom's 'pitcher is broken I shall get the sherds. 2693. £)A~^^5b ■^" T5 7y°o5bo& a5)7T^5b. When sought after, many become proud. • See No. 1947.) ( 93 ) 2694. s5o^°cx5bex) ‘2T D s5;3d&g ) e;§6. The rotten brinjals to the Brahmans. (For Brinjal see No, 97— See No. 2692. ) 2695. .so.&d&tt 3 . “ oo oo v —^ Can a JillMu live in the midst of B6gu hushes ? ( For JilWlu see No. 2350.—For Rian see No. 119.) How can a good man live in the midst of the wicked ? 2696. ^o5'^ r ur t) § $ e5<J5b8’k_£jo. A Brahmachari [ is equal to ] a hundred monkeys. 2697. e£xp> 7T>43§ We will see about it when the hair in the nose comes into the top-lock and the dumb man calls out “ Mother!” 2698. ^3£)d3 XdgI'SF 5 ^) s5£b. eo a _ o Like the deaf blind man under the R§gu tree. (For R$gu see No. 119.) The story runs as follows :—A deaf blind man insisted on being taken to a comedy, and begged his friends/to nudge him when anything very amusing was acted so that he might laugh. They pretended to agree to this, but left him half way under a Regu tree, telling him that the per¬ formance was going on there. He sat there all night laughing whenever the slender branches of the tree, moved by the wind, touched him. 2699. Iboci S\y-°e£o‘0" D t9olb, §6oa CO CO CO When the bride was asked to cook, she said she would take a pot and go for water. 2700. £Sl§y53~ D <^o. \ One who drowns fortune and extinguishes lamps. Said of a man who causes the ruin of others. ' 94 ; INDEX TO THE TELUGU PROVERBS. *** The Proverbs being alphabetically arranged, the initial words have not been repeated in this Index* e>. &o 2618 <9oX& 25 ^> 0 X 6 ^ 1407 ££>o?C5S X) i5bo 818 o <££>oft£o3ooe>o 1770 eo ££>o4oo 649,1480 W 1123 ££>o<b^) 600 ft£>o£o-°d£b 1797 ££>o<5ux>;3b 1480 186 §5>o&s$x 166, 2T3',~4$5, 2269 ^o^^c^1235 ££>o£>o 300 fc£>otfe>;5oo 22, 95,632,2140 ££>osr°tf§6 1852 2357 eo ££>ow£3§ 2202 $£oz)£3o5£)Jfe>o 162 ^£>0200 2398 1349 ef>‘S""°ej55bo£k 2274 162,1852 196,241,1304 2337 eS^_S 9 1273 ££>X]Se>o 67 15 256,2159 e£>ft^“l&55bo 362 6 <y>-^s6 2676 244 321 W-fi^oS-gy^a 604 tseoS'e) 1033 *S$3S'c£ 116, 2164 y>£oj$6ejx5SD 393 ^&xr a ox>&xn> 95 64 eo eo $£> 3bi3" 0 -£) 2191 eo $£><b§6 1551 CO 2656 ££>d£e>oe£>o£> 1182 S£>T*°^)cl 238 112 191, 484, 1913 194,446,642,732, eo 1167, 1332, 1870 SfCoftTr’dio 274,2497 31 t9Col^6ooe£ 2409 W<S 104, 1310, 2256 346 <i£>d£o?6eSoo& 2182 fc9&Dfto*x> 2624 48 w£Ro-Q-;5fc 1606 a eo d? o5 <do <L>o 2120 cs cseo ££>do’^boootf&oo 995 <3 eo 684, 1980, 2470 Co 1057, 2141 Co 2503 ^)o<§^ 454 <i£>F9oKo$£> 2151 257 529 2448 <“>e$o $6 1331 19, 72, 96, 127, 155, 161, 269, 532, 709, 710, 711, 861, 1574, 1908, 1951, 2357, 2389, 2500 ^eS^xodo 314 .—O &>atiadz>£ 1435 Co 1 04 Co ef)£v^a\ &X) 1292 <y>£o§ 2054 [1741 o 18, 119, 203, 7l6> o 2013 2263 *t£> ^ §0 e; Jfto 2150 131 Sf>7cn’=cr 5 tfo 2177 ”"D^^5§6 ]66 &>Z)lbo-&Xvo~ 0 2554 919,2028 Os. xSdS^ 72, 1948 ^0|jceJ"s5^ 2184 H5>&§ r °7r : '\& > 2579 o5b ^5 s5 ^3oo 1545 fc9rfc$S}o-tf3 2373 ?3b^J)o^5 8zr--dx> 2555 fc9?5b$5£>o-£>;5|oo 287 WSb^O^‘Rr^a& 2425 S£>2os&r;5;5bo 962, 2404 esi^ 1478 165’ ft9^2Ss^ex) 207 2697 75, 140, 198, 859, 1081, 1361,1807, 2114, 2319, 2370,2378 55oo”ai4o 1650 -*> eo INDEX I, ^ 73 "oL^""'^° 2662 2409 323,1124 2179 9 ^SoSSfwj&o 151 Q 2685 399 fcj^z^oo 1008 450 184 efJ^r^exi 2155 W*>£ 131, 1640, 2290 402 ^^yj£>-£r°<§ 1596 ^~ : 5bg5f£)oe5ooc&) 2198 1577, 2131, 2247, 2523, 2659 &>vcT o <i>0 325, 941 [2427 102, 411, 1312, 1449, ft? 20^ S'if 92 910 £9zT^ 1, 1043 ^^T'ftogJOi 1288 <&<$Tr>tix)dk> 2085 Sf>s5b^ 34 [1254 113, 271, 1191, 2430 %955b^^J5bo 2543 W&>tfgsfc> 371,626,632,2496 3S5b 109, 110, 111, 112, 206, 967, 1229, 1920, 2163, 2225 Wf&T 45, 125, 1483, 1732, 2043 S93oli 1575 *— waorf 1916 —& 2301, 2479 - $£>£o$ix> 2266, 2286, 2301 -t{ eo ef>3bo§^iO 338 -^ 2268 —<5 °*> 1722 — 6 2633 ^ooolf ftooolf 105 Of)Ooo25bo5l^^^x) 78 0f)cSSog 99, 838, 967, 1920 Of )'3&^&TT 3 2119 ^dSoger' 5 77 0f>cbgsr>8 2547 fc9<35h-°g 1996 1294 ft9^s6-5r°<S 581 117, 2070 2618 0f)C>15 ?<(Scx3oex) 90 o&otiSo 202, 2372 Q_ CO Sf^^^g 2277 74 1180 *58433^ 955 $3>8£3t t, cS5o 1917 Of>8£3s3o<&> 432 <&dij 1557 ^8o^)vo 1934 >8oe>os5bi5Se>o 124 WO&J&okS 1965 ■ c >gpS5b<&) 211 89, 169, 219, 2373 179 p 136 9 <H>tf\r9 2138 <V we) 2639 Sf>ejo^tf^oo 2052,2060 S?\ 925 2162 P e)er^^?5^oo 1191 coco eo 1075 ftp© 2535 CO ft9©rbS) 787 CO ft?I) , £r>o3osx> 2657 e>o^ 139 CO CO £9oooc^o 2209 CO CO 2500 CO ^9exi(Si 2658 CO ti9e>o&D 2262 CO QSeWrO 2 CO Ws5Sl©Ss^o<S 2136 ^sSoS^g^ 498 £9 o6s5j^£&j 215 ef>s5e>i§\C30 318, 919, 2591 wsSe^^exjXe) 1900 ftf>S)"^slS3o2c^)'S -0 2o 2067 <Jf>£>^§ 21 (S>S5J§ 800, 1476, 1681 ^sSJ'^r 0 ^ 1242 Qf>oT'°JIJ 2672 2611 ^9ojpo4j- T > 1458 Q£> o0p Q5{0o!)O'£fo 52 833 €0 vZotf 1522 £9X5o8oej§o 2274 tM\€^e>o 142 W^tf-.