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man in front is the bridegroom. 386. o^43 ^Pooog 3 $ ^ooogeT 6 When the fire was lighted in the opposite house, he threw water on his own. ( See Nos. S3, 1552. ) An envious man waxes lean with the fatness of his neighbour . Envy is its own torturer. (Danish )t * Wer einen lobt in Praesentia und schimpft iu Absentia, den hole die Tcstilentia. t Avindsyg er sin egen B6ddel. ( 70 ) TELUGTJ PROVERBS. 337. oi£o5b Ow (aD >X<0 a—4 o3o o S^T 6 ooo 7$ X tD . The woman who was met wasted away. ( See No. 514.) One woman met another out of whom a spirit had been driven, and fancied she was possessed. Unreasonable fears. 388. obxb Q While the bullock was ploughing, the tick puffed and blew. ( See No. 491.) Applied to a person who does little in assisting others but makes much of it, What a dust have I raised! quoth the fly upon the coach. 389. qXoXo ^§§ Xbow*. Q ^ Q Is the bullock’s sore tender to the crow 1 Said of one devoid of syraj athy for others. 390. cbgb oocrof^^olb, “ The bullock has calved” [ said one 1 “ Then tie it up in the shed 5 [ replied the other ]. ( See No. 1172. ) Applied to a foolish speech. 391. obgb c3oo<XSb er^X, foX§6 er^X. The bullock pulled towards the sun, and the buffalo towards the shade. A bad match. Every couple is not a pan , ( 71 ) o ^1*5 o y&j S'. 393. "Sows! O CO Hopes after bullocks. Taken to tie them up with. Providing one’s self with what is necessary. 393. 3cbo TV^So o3oc5 i,XoTr> What does a bullock know of the taste of parched grain 1 what does an ass know of the smell of perfume 1 To throw pearls before swine. Strew no roses before swine. (Dutch.)* 394. As rain falls on a male buffalo. Apathetic indifference. 39o. o^r^5b^XXD £^o50^rv)(0 ^0^^,300 - iSrv)^0^ o5"^ 030 7)^03. Fearing the buffalo would kick, he went behind the horse. 396. ci^d&r* o3o5X£) “S<§ Xd^55oo a3o§k_li, S&no&r* IStfSf e3o3o75b. The Feddi who had never mounted a horse before, sat with • • * his face to the tail. { See Nos. 95, 134, 474. ) 397. 20 x^( 000077 ° Abuse me as much as you like, I’ve got my handful of grain out of you. Said by a beggar who had received alms and abuse together. When you have given me roast meat, you beat me with the spit. Strooit geen rosen voor varkens. ( 72 ) TELUGU PKOVEKBS. 398. tfvyoo §^3^ l 3o7V''£>, &Q, I have cut many boils, but there was never such pain as in my own. Said by a Surgeon. To cut into another man’s ear is like cutting into a felt hat. (Danish/)* * He laughs at scars who never felt a wound. (German. )t 399. ef)^£3!§. When a good deed [ is done, ] then only [is it thought of], (See No. 81..) Eaten bread is soon forgotten. 400. c&kSooo c§D§6ex) 13ooXotio zStfo^blF 0 '^. CO — o’ If r ye give yourself airs in the village where you are a stranger, will your husband spin the cotton 7 401. gx^§<3b tftftSx). - Acquaintance is a handful of money. 402. ?$^5ajP0 7§(bo, ©<5£n>g *-£>£oo, £r 6 li Borrowed ornaments cause inconvenience by their weight, pain by taking them off and putting them on, and debt if one of them is lost. He that goes a borrovj'mg goes a sorrowing. 403. Like catching a fish with a worm. Fish follow the bail, * * At skaere i fro mined Ore er ikkt* nndevledes end i FUtciia*, \ J>r Narben laclit, wcrWunden nie gefuhlL ( "3 ) to 404. otaoS'So £>D sir o\So OO w Like a cat croiching for a mouse. 405. cioog'So l>© ^pI\. OO The cat a witness in the rat’s case. Interested evidence. A fox should not he rf the jury at a goose trial, 406. oi)ex>§' Se) Will the cat faint at the death of the rat 'I Indifference. 407. ciwS'So-’ 1 '' oooo&Ss ej ( j .x. Like getting angry with a rat and setting lire to one’s house. (Sec No. 53. ) Burn not your house to fright maty the mice. 408. o^odKd <x5oo£ 3§ e5o<^7)£oo . Like pulling a bear’s hairs out with tweezers. An endless business. A cask that will never fill. (Greek.) 4 409. ,?o,ek>§6 Hoo TSoott. OO —h ^ oo _O When it dawns, we shall know whose mother is alive. Said by a man to his wife, at whose instigation he had agreed that they should kill his mother. The mothers of the pair slept together and the wife’s mother was murdered instead of the husband’s, with the latter’s knowledge. The wife, having an inkling of the truth, endeavoured to per¬ suade her husband to go and see which of the two they had spared, and he replied as above. '„'tnhjdTog iiiOog. ( 74 > TELUGU PROVERBS. 410. '3S' ir _ obS" S& . co GO o (r~ f Elli Setti’s account is a single account. Receipts and disbursements, profits and loss, all muddied up together. -# 411. o5^8 e)20^ '^rsSxur 3 c§o^§). Whose father’s property are you sobbing fori Said to a man who is disappointed at not getting what he has no right to expect. He has a good estate, but the right owner keeps it from him. 412. o 5^56§ qS)g;3 o§o%£. Whose child are you, that you cry and weep so bitterly 1 ( See Nos. 1, 1610. ) 413. o5^8§ d&s5bo7T° b~t. Every man to his own way on the banks of the Yamun& (Jumna). There every man is free to do what he has a fancy for. 414. <bs58 'sy T5 So 55oor^X s5"e3. CO Every man must dip in his own- waters. Every one must bear his own troubles. Each cross hath its inscription. Every one bears his cross. (French.)* 415. cbs58 ‘£T d 8§ Every man’s life is sweet to himself. Life is siocct. ' Chacun forte eroix. ( 75 ; 416 . cis5& “^^6, 'sr’dl 'Stfotitixf. Every man’s folly is pleasure to himself. Fools are pleased with their own blunders. 417. c^5o obgta ooooS3§ e3ex> cS^o^i g'&tf Will any service rendered by another he as a wife to the house or a pot for the pile ? Said by a man whose wife has died or gone astjay. 418. (PZ>° £9olb, "s^lS 7d~ c ~oT° v ''— y 6 , —° e>oib, <is£^ex) T7°ex> iSrd^^r 0 ^TT^ah. “ Is it the fast 0 Brahman [ asked one ] “ Will you stir up the fire 1” [ replied the Brahman already irritated by fasting ]. “ Is it the festival V J [ said the first ]. “ Do troubles last for ever 1” [ answered the Brahman, de¬ lighted at the prospect of being fed. ] Welcome and unwelcome intelligence. 419. 6 zt'Qtt*, ZuD~i 5bo. ' CO Whichever leg slips there is danger to the child. ( Sec No. 129. ) ( 7fi ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 420. £>§ 6 e; s5o63 "So^oSooo c3o£>£5 "^> 5 oXd cx5b^5b W° 0 r^) 0 o<bcr-° giTT^^b 7 V°£), &A&§ Tr°^o^ £>o er^er^ CO I am a terrible woman eating grains of rice like flocks of cotton mixed with buffalo curds, so don’t come near me ‘ children, you’ll take fright! Said by a greedy woman to keep her children off. 421. £>§ 6 oo ^5)o-£>li 20060 -uIooXd^o^-^. Will a basket be broken by being filled with flocks of cotton 1 (See Nos. 1665, 2023, 2077.) Ineffectual measures. 422. £) tv° 0 § ahStfLx). eo Like setting the sail according to the wind. ( See No. 455. ) Set your sail according to the tvind. (French.)\ 423. £>63 e 3^0 £oo°5gsvoex) ^63“s^c$5booli§ The pearls on the other side of the river are as large as palmyra fruits. (So; -W. 554, 541,1622.) Exaggeration in describing things not present. CO V-/ A 42 1. 6 csJ cOO'-C-yusb W [xoTT^'cjD) 000 V 9'50 e£'o 6 b, d0H& ■"w*^ 753oo65 IcVr- (rt>0 7T t 'sx>Xo <0 0 6 <0 u oi 60 . When did you go to the river, when did you bring the sandT [asked the husband 1 “If women like, how long will that take T’ [saucily replied the wife] “ If men like, how long will tins take1 [said the husband] giving her four double-handers. The husband's (jueslion was caused by finding sand in his food. P UiW ••'■•mire M.dlo St bin ie \ ' M ) e3 o ^ / e5^§ Y ^i o ^ S'. 425. <£>£3^8 S5cr 0 £>§ aSoSoyd&r 3 a5e)^55bo. A tree on the river bank always totters. ( See No. 428. ) Said of a man in an insecure position. 426. <£)&3 oxn>&&~° ooS' 38. The grazing on the island is not worth the swim across the river. 427. &&s$Q> 3SL_ ^oSo^^T 5 . 'l Although the jackal lives near the river, will it know where the ford is 1 \ Applied to ignorant persons in high position. 428. A field on the bank of the river. ( See No. 425.) A dangerous situation. 429. 3o~3^d5b0o Z£>oiL> Like saying “yes” when asked whether brinjals grow in the river. ( For Brinjal see No. 97. ) A time server. 430. •S&T 6 ~i)§7T° a3oo-u) 13dSbg £>"e3<3b. Although you throw [ things ] into the river, take an account of them. Keep your expenditure within bounds ( 78 ) TELUGU PROVERBS. 431. "SooTvd^o 55j|, tt* "ScoXd(^t° If the weeping widow’s husband returns, mine will come also. Stolid indifference. Want of feeling. 132. £><£& Ch> '&> t&H Like shewing a plantain to a crying child. 433. £>Zk>'£>)z5 r ^ cSo£Sc^) cSo5i<x>b ^Sooog ziooo&d Show your [ withered ] left hand and add to their grief. The story is that after a marriage the Bridegroom was found to be a fool, which caused much regret to the family of the bride. The bride¬ groom’s friends then told him to show (lie withered stale of his left hand which he had hitherto concealed. Making bad matters worse. 134. &Sk>'&r> G§oSo'5T T, ?f tLL ef, ooo7T°tf s" J ci d3a~^$6oo cS^o A'(oo _r> While the man was sluggishly ploughing, thieves stole the rope collars. 435. £9o~&> ^ j& £9o tr^dSo. When one says he’s going, the other says he’s dying. ( Sec No. 232. ) Spirit of contradiction. 130. zug. M’he porcupine has sense in the hack of its head. 437. <£)(3oX§ 6 "s^ex) SSX&s&r®, "^§^_ StfK&S&r* The loss of a wing is the same to a mosquito as the loss of a leg to an elephant. Proportionate losses. 438. <A r\X) A bV' O'* ^ ^<£0, .