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“Telugu:
అందులో పస లేదు, గంజిలో వార్చుమన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
There is no substance in that, strain the rice water.Equivalent to the English “”there’s nothing in him”” or “”there’s nothing in it.””

“Telugu:
దాగ పోయిన చోట దయ్యాలు పట్టుకొన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
The devils caught him in the place he went to hide in.One ill calls another. (Italian.)

“Telugu:
అశ్రద్ధపితాళ్లకు యేతాం తర్పణము”
English Translation:
The water drawn with the Picota is the drink offering of dis regarded ancestors.Tarpana is a drink offering to the manes of deceased ancestors (Pitris.).An irreverent’fellow, when pressed by his friends to perform the ceremony, offered the water he was drawing for other purposes.An unwilling action, done to satisfy others.