ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
ఇస్తి వాయనము, పుచ్చుకొంటి వాయనము”
English Translation:
I gave cakes and took cakes.(Sec No. 290.)Vayanam is a gift of cakes, &c., to a Brahman.Taking as much as you give.To one who has a pie in the oven you may give a bit of your cake. (French)

“Telugu:
పోడుబాము సామిత”
English Translation:
Like the Boa Constrictor.Applied to indolent persons; or to those who, from religious motives, separate themselves from the world and strive to quench all natural emotions.

“Telugu:
కుక్క అమేధ్యము తిన్నది”
English Translation:
The dog ate filth.The nature of the animal.