ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
పులిపిల్ల పులిపిల్లే, మేకపిల్ల మేకపిల్లే”
— English Translation:
A tiger-cub is a tiger-cub, a kid is a kid.Cat after kind.

“Telugu Proverb:
పులి పక్కను జోరీగ వున్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like a gadfiy on a tiger’s side.A safe refuge.

“Telugu Proverb:
పులిని జూచి నక్క వాత పెట్టుకొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
The jackal branded himself with spots like a tiger.Vulgar display.Apeing one’s superiors.

“Telugu Proverb:
పులి నాకి విడిచినట్టు”
— English Translation:
The tiger licked him and left him.A marvellous escape. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
పులిగాడికి గిలిగాడు”
— English Translation:
A ruffian even has his bugbear.

“Telugu Proverb:
పులగము మీదికి తెడ్డెడు పప్పు”
— English Translation:
A ladleful of 1331 on Pulagam.For Dal see No. 183 -Pulagam is rice mixed with pulse (called in Hindustani Khichri. ) — To add more dal is considered barbarous.

“Telugu Proverb:
పుర్రు కారుతూ వుంటే, పోతరాజు శివమాడినట్టు”
— English Translation:
When a man was dying'from diarrhcea, some one played pranks as if possessed by Pota Razu.( For Pota Razu see No. 1413. )

“Telugu Proverb:
పురిట్లోనే సందు కొట్టినది”
— English Translation:
The child was demon-struck before it was ten days old.A Hindu infant is not taken out of the house during the mother's Purudu or ten days of ceremonial uncleanness after its birth. During this time the child is thought to be perfectly safe from the evil spirits, to attacks from which it is afterwards liable.

“Telugu Proverb:
పుబ్బ రేగినా బూతు రేగినా నిలవదు”
— English Translation:
If Pubba bursts forth (in rain) or if obscenity breaks out, they won’t stop.Pubba is the eleventh lunar mansion.If the first of July it be rainy weather,’Twill rain more or less for four weeks together.

“Telugu Proverb:
పునుగు చట్టము పిండినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like squeezing an empty civet bag.You cannot get blood out of a stone. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
పుత్రుడనై వేధింతునా, శత్రుడనై వేధింతునా, పేరులేని దయ్యమునై వేధింతునా, పెనిమిటినై వేధింతునా.",”
— ,English Translation:
Shall I torment you as a son? shall I torment you as an enemy ? shall I torment you as a nameless devil? or shall I torment you as a husband ?

“Telugu Proverb:
పుణ్యానికి పెట్టే అమ్మా నీ మొగుడితో సమముగా పెట్టుమన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like a beggar who said “ O charitable lady, give me food like that which you give to your husband.”An absurd request.

“Telugu Proverb:
పుణ్యానికి పుట్టెడిస్తే, పిచ్చకుంచమని పోట్లాడినట్టు.",”
— ,English Translation:
When a man was given a Putti of corn he complained of short measure.Look not a gift horse in the mouth. (Latin.)

“Telugu Proverb:
పుణ్యము పుట్టెడు, పురుగులు తట్టెడు”
— English Translation:
A bushelful of good works, and a dishful of wormsA great show of piety, but the prospect of future punishment for evil deeds.

“Telugu Proverb:
పుట్టిన వానికి తమ్ముడు, పుట్టే వానికి అన్న”
— English Translation:
The younger brother of him who is born, the elder brother of him who is about to be born.Said jokingly of a dwarf.

“Telugu Proverb:
పుట్టుచాయేగాని పెట్టుచాయ వచ్చునా”
— English Translation:
The natural colour will remain, but will the artificial colour stand ?False pretensions.