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TELUGU PROVERBS.


2064. శిలా శాసనం, ఫలా పాదకం.

An inscription on stone is profitable.
Said of an honest man's word.

2065. శివుని ఆజ్ఞలేక చీమ అయినా కుట్టదు.

Without the permission of Siva, even an ant will not bite you.

2066. శిష్యా శిష్యా నా కాళ్లను చెప్పులున్నవా అంటే, నక్షత్రమండలం యీ మధ్య కనపడలేదు అన్నాడట.

When [the Guru] said “O disciple! disciple! are there shoes on my feet?" [the pupil] replied “ I don’t see them between this and the stars.”
The Guru and his pupil were both gluttons. but the disciple excelled his master. On one occasion when the Guru-who had eaten so much that he could not see his toes which were numb-asked his pupil to inform him whether his shoes were on, the latter-who was filled up to his neck and was obliged to keep his face towards the sky—-replied as above.
To have a belly up to one’s mouth. (Spanish)[1]

2067. శుభము పలకరా పెండ్లికొడకా అంటే, యెవడి ఆలి తాడు తెగితే నాకు యేమి, నాకు వేశే పిండాకూడు నాకు వేస్తే అవిరేణికుండలకాడ చచ్చినట్టే తొంగుంటాను అన్నాడట.

When the bridegroom was asked to use auspicious words, he said “What is to me whose wife becomes a widow’! If you feed me with the rice ball offered to the dead, I will lie down and sleep like a corpse near the painted pots.”
Annoying others with unsuitable speeches.
  1. Tener la barriga a la boca.
  2. ( 357 )