ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
ఉపాధ్యాయులవారూ, ఉక్తం ఉక్తం”
English Translation:
O teacher, uktam! uktam !Said by a school-boy when he saw a board about to fall on his master’s head. He had been taught to render the Sanscrit word Uktam by Palaka baddadi (“it was said”). These words also signify “ the board has fallen,”” which the boy took to be the correct meaning of the Sanscrit word.

“Telugu:
నోరు అంబాళపు పండు, చెయ్యి బలుసు ముల్లు”
English Translation:
Your mouth is like a sweet plum and your hand is like a thorn-bush.(stfl Nos. ass, 17″”, ms.)Ambfilam is the Spondias Mangifera; Balusu is the Canthium Parviflorum.You speak sweetly with your mouth, but you give nothing with your hand.Fair words don’t fill the pocket. (G€rmnn.)’’ SchGns Worte fflllen den Sack nicht. ​

“Telugu:
పైన పారే పక్షికింద పారే చీమ”
English Translation:
Like the ant that crawls below a bird flying above.It has no chance.