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“Telugu:
ఉన్నవాడు వూరికి పెద్ద, చచ్చినవాడు కాఅటికి పెద్ద”
English Translation:
He that is alive is the head man of the village, and he that is dead is the head man of the burial ground.A taunt used to one who tries to make out that he is very highly connected.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఇంటిమీద రాయి వేశి వీపు వొగ్గేవాడు”
English Translation:
Having thrown a stone on the top of the house, he stoops to catch it on his back.6

“Telugu:
నీవు చచ్చిన రోజూ లేదు, నేను యేడ్చిన రోజూ లేదు”
English Translation:
The day of your death has not come, nor the day of my mourning.( See No. 1253.)Said by a wife who hated her husband.

“Telugu:
ఇన్నాళ్లు బ్రతికి యింటివెనక చచ్చినట్టు”
English Translation:
After living so long he died at the back of his house.A miserable end.