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: i ; t How long will the TJda food last ? How long will your em** ployment continue 1 (See Nos. 210, 873.—For Uda see No. 303.) 342. 23™K JOo&bTT 0 . eo zs Can the belly he filled by holding in the breath ? ( See Nos. 1625, 2023.) Inadequate measures. Idleness. Idleness must thank itself if it go barefoot. 343. d&tfolF 0 ~C$b^peX), The village is full of relations, but there is no place to hang up the sling (i. @. no shelter). ( See No. 239*—For Utii see No. 304. ) Give out that you have many friends, and believe that you have but few. (French.)* 344. stab o3oo£ _ 3^§ r °o1b ) When the whole village put their rice in the sun to dry, the jackal put his tail to dry. Foolish imitation. 345. 1T° £)£>, fc"3o&T§ &0. / The village is full of garlick, what do I want with thee 0 mother 1 (See No. 334.) * I! faut se dire beaueoup d’amis, et s’en t iiire pen. ( 62 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 346 . ^tf&So&oo, Lame in the village and an antelope in the jungle. A skulk. 347. 3^s5, $0g>S''gj3o s5^<5T 6 ^. All the village has one way, and the prig another. Never mind giving provisions to the man setting out on a journey, hut supply them to the man going to the rear of the village. 349. &S8§ es&bAx>. o There is hut one dancing girl in the village ; before whom is she to dance 1 350 . ^81 ^^“S^^boTT 3 e$0§ §^£) oooo£3o&3§ ooo55^o<£ As a public benefaction, I will buy a cloth for my wife; give me a pice from each house. ( See No. 198. ) 351 . afc&tfS'&o If they are to be had for nothing, I have a relative here. Wishing to get two shares. Greediness. 352. $8 1^5^. If you can’t be quiet, bang yourself. 353. S^cootfft. The misfortune of the village has carried off Virisetti. The story is as follows : A burglar in digging through the wall of a house was killed by the wall falling upon him ; his wife prosecuted the owner of the house for having badly built walls ; the house owner blamed the builder; the builder blamed a woman who had distracted his attention while at his work, by passing by that way; the woman blamed a goldsmith to whom she was going to get certain jewels which he had not finished for her; the goldsmith blamed the banker for not letting him have gold in time ; thebankerwas sentenced accordingly to be impaled, but on the point of being put to death he suggested that the size of the instruments Avould be much better suited to fat Virisetti ( to whom he owed a grudge ); fat Virisetti was executed accordingly. This happened at Anyayapura ( the city of in¬ justice ). The innocent suffering for the guilty. 351. dffSfr c5cr°So So'Sr’, g'&cdSSoo Zxr°& ~s~°c6o £><^2$b. Gi> Though a hundred [pagodas] he levied from the village^ not a cash will he paid hy the Karanaim ( Soc No ;. 570, *J0M.—rr Karaiyim Nn. 151. > A cash (T 5 ^) j is I -GOth of an Anna. The instrument of oppression does not himself suffer. >jOO. t*i r ‘ - >> a s J l\j r tf cxx”) o, ZT‘ uo ZT r ‘ ci S £) tl3 '<£ cJ& < The inhabitant of the village is afraid of the cemetery ; the stranger is afraid of the water. The inhabitant of the village has a superstitious dread of the burial or burning ground, and avoids it; but the stranger docs not know its situation and walks through it. On the other hand, the villager knows the depth of the tank, and docs not fear going into it, but the stranger is afraid to * enture. A '<) inf. v;nt/>> > y in mi unknown nnt<* ' <;i • TELUGU PROVERBS. 356. §^£311, r$XQi5J*d z)dZ& 73 0 0 °d&cddtfo Cs cj a If one of the royal family strike a villager’s child, Nhrayana will strike his child. “ [ The LORD ] will avenge the blood of his servants,” Deuteronomy xxxii. 43. 357. £P<55boiooofi>, -o o o ,‘^f -v o ^o\) (5 <X>00£000&. —^ The village says “ go,” the cemetery says “ come.” (See Nos. 195S, 1957.) About to die. He is burnt to the socket. 358. &t&> 0<3-D S^PSoXj-8§ 5'S'Sbo s£r>sSa£>. Although you leave the village and go to another, your evil destiny will still attend you. < See Nos. i 149, 1671. ) 359. ^)‘^o“s^d3boe>, ^ cpo°5£>bo ‘eT D d3~^ T> d5boe5. The village is like the Ustekaya and the religious duties are like the Tatikaya. The Ustekaya ( No. 339 ) is a small fruit, and the Tutikuya ( No. 390 ) a large fruit. Applied to exactions imposed upon people for religious purposes greater than they can hear. 360. <£*"6 e>o1b, s~$jQ When a trooper was told not to come into the village, he asked where he was to put up his horse. (See No*. 274, 1304, 1811.) ( 65 ) o ^ er 8 o ^a, s'. 361. abci £ ) -^-zy'>?5'Sol| ^Sx>i3 tfdSoSSxi. A husband that begs is hotter than a son that rules over villages. The one clings to his wife, the other despises his mother. 3C2. zx$cd~^ZxZ$x>, ^Fd vZxzSjj, ^o-Z$$J~°a£o. Remains of a debt, of a sore, or of a fire should not be left. 363. 2dCO 7 £5<§S$bcr^e;£>bo, h ^o3“°ej)^5bo °&o-C^Scr -0 <$Sb- Enquire not into the origin of a Rishi, a river, or a woman. Rishi is a saint. ( See Wilson’s Sans. Diet. ) 364. a. “5^§§'ooo7 T° ~&>$ogb S)&7$£Sb. He will not even throw his leavings to the crows, (S Nos. 2S6, 1953, 2027.) Snid of a great miser. 365. ^o-CSaS^l! SaoxSHoer* so3'^. CO If you begin to count, you will find the whole cot full of holes. < Sv* Nos, 131, 193. ) Referring to a bed made of plaited rope. When a man wishes to find fault, lie loses no opportunities. When love fail ? voe (spy nil faults ( 66 ; TEL UGU PROVERBS. 366. Will the number decrease by drying ? A reply given to a cheat who thus attempted to account for a deficiency in the quantity of vegetables. 367. <^)o£s20£o~li 35)0(Sofc)£&>&o&, s5o<s20dSb&ofi>, z$o$£ 0O£®20 1$0 &>O,- 00(^20(H & £o£B20d3be^Oo£>. If the sun gets hot, he will have to stay; if he stays, dinner will have to be cooked for him ; if it is cooked, it will have to be eaten ; and if he eats it, he will have to lie down. ( See No. 30G. ) The muttered grumblings of a stingy host. 368. o^o^^r 0 How kind the scamp is, searching for the well-rope! ( See No. I HI. ) Said scoffingly by the wife whose husband was looking for the well-rope, not to draw water for her, but to chastise her with. 369. o5o££ v o^gb eSo£oAbo<b Hej^esa. However early he rose the day always dawned while he was at the Turn in a tank- Tumma is (he Acacia Arabica. Tanks are often named from the trees planted around them. Tlie earlier the man got up the more he dilly-dallied on the strength of it, so the sun always found him at the tank, in the way to his work. Early up, and never the nearer. 310. ^o<3i5bo-D FTu sox>7T, £>2o-r”cSko& ‘3,8, CO ——O However good a man a shepherd may he, lie will not be entirely free from foolishness. ( 67 ) 371. ^o^£5oo-D e>oaDiT°, eiSo^g£bo Stfg' s£r°tf&>. However good the pig may be, it will never cease to eat ' filth. ( See Nos. 259, 515, 571, 573, 632, 924, 1475, 1494.) A hog in armour is still hut a hog. 372. o5o£>b§6 '^odSoT^p^TT 0 Ijo o 0 u 63 u e)oib, o3oooocl o5j u o<^b _ o ^ co 7 co co A lad when asked “ Why are you crying my boy V 9 answered “ They say my people are going to beat me the day after tomorrow.” ( See No. 691. ) Anticipating evils. You cry out before you are hurt. 373. SfgSli "r§<Do. 55b^£5bo£'e5' r6 cxxr°£)li 36. U OJ . ' What matters it whose the bull was 1 If the cow calves in our herd, it’s all right. Applied to an unprincipled action. 0 -uJ 7 o Call me brother-in-law any where but at the Erinjal garden. ( For Vanga set: No. 97. ) Unwillingness to acknowledge relationship when it would cos* anything. 375. S'owl* eot), A"! 1 3fS^_es'4o. “ 0 blanket where are you 1 said lie " W here you left me, you madman,” it replied. . A smart repartee. ( 63 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 376. o^SL.<S! £>£:&-* e>o"ij, "So<blS 6 &;£h> o — o —& “Where are yon going to Madam Fate?” asked one “ I’ll follow you, go on” she replied. The evil results of mixing with bad company. 377. ^eSo, a All uotx>. If I ride I shall he a trooper, if I dismount I shall be a foot soldier. A man who makes himself useful in any position. 378. o^!^_k 5 cSo<3oX o^ 2o The elephant is subject to the man who has mounted it. * ■’*? >v 379. oM^S^coo ' u ’°^ 5o£)£?5&oo. Having mounted [ the tree J and felt [ the fruit ], he came down again and threw stones at it. 380. oi§> So-^sT^coo ~3<D§Xer> ZSzrXb. 0 oo_ o C3 He went to mock, and fell on his hack. He toent out shearing and he came home shorn. The biter lit. 381. o©S^g, &xhj> If I say this, it will be killing a Brahman; if I say that, it will be killing a cow. Said by a reluctant witness to himself, when called to give evidence regarding a complaint made by a Brahman that another man’s cow had grazed in his field. Being placed in a dilemma by having to give evidence in a quarrel between two friends. > tes) 382. ^oa$b5o7V* s5j 5>, ^j^aS^“3 3er°o When he was met by the bowl that he used to collect alms in and eafc out of, the bowl under his arm made salam to it. A begging impostor paying a visit on one occasion to a village where he thought he was not known, kept his alms-bowl under his arm, but when he met a man carrying an old bowl that had once belonged to him, the one under his arm is said to have betrayed its owner by claiming acquaintance with its predecessor. 383. dO uo FTsk, t 6)©§ KiSb ifcsk zr>. —o a / — o Is a bullock which has fallen down from fatigue afraid of a tiger 1 Resignation to one’s fate through utter helplessness. 384. o5<&<b s5b-°<b, afrcr’tf Reprove a man to his face; brand a man on his chest. Don’t abuse a man behind his back. He who praises in praesentia, and abuses in absentia, have with him pestilentia. (German.)* 385. The.