ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
దాసరివా జంగమవా అంటే, ముందరి వూరికొద్దీ అన్నాడట.",”
— ,English Translation:
When a mendicant was asked whether he was a Dasari or a Jangam (i. e. a follower of Vishnu or Siva) he replied “Oh that depends on the next village!”A time server.

“Telugu Proverb:
దాసరి పాట్లు పెరుమాళ్లకు యెరుక”
— English Translation:
The troubles of a Dasari are known only to Perumal.

“Telugu Proverb:
దాసరి పాటకు ముష్టి ముజరా”
— English Translation:
For the song of a Dasari an aims is the payment.All that his singing is worth.Small payment for bad work.

“Telugu Proverb:
దాసరి తప్పు దండముతో సరి”
— English Translation:
The crime of a Dasari is excused with an apology.

“Telugu Proverb:
దారిని పొయ్యే వ్యాజ్యము కొని తెచ్చుకొన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Buying and bringing a suit which was going along the road.Buying the right to carry on a heavy law suit from a stranger.

“Telugu Proverb:
దానము అయితే యివ్వలేను, దండగ అయితే పెట్టగలను”
— English Translation:
As for charity, I can’t give; as for fines, I can pay.Said by a quarrelsome ruffan.

“Telugu Proverb:
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 Proverb:
గోభూతిలహిరణ్యాజ్యవాసోధాన్యగుడానిచ|,”
— ,English Translation:
రౌప్యంలవణమిత్యేతేదశదానాఃప్రకీర్తితాః||A cow; land; sesamum seed; gold; ghee; cloth; grain; molasses; silver; and salt.Cheating the Brahmans.

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— English Translation:
For the ten gifts, [I give you] a bundle of greens.The Dasa Danalu ( ten gifts to Brahmans) are as follows

“Telugu Proverb:
దర్యా మే కష్‌కష్”
— English Translation:
A Poppy seed in the ocean.(Corrupted from the Hindustani ).A drop in the ocean.

“Telugu Proverb:
దరిద్రుడు తల కడగబోతే, వడిగండ్ల వాన వెంబడే వచ్చినది”
— English Translation:
When the poor man was about to anoint his head, it began to hail.Difficulties always attend an unfortunate person.He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose. (German.)

“Telugu Proverb:
దయ్యముల ముందర బిడ్డ బ్రతుకునా”
— English Translation:
Could a child live in front of devils?

“Telugu Proverb:
దయ్యము కొట్టనూ బిడ్డ బ్రతకనా”
— English Translation:
When the devil attacks will the child live ?Said of a meddling fool.

“Telugu Proverb:
దయ్యపు కంటికి పేల గింజ వేంగెము”
— English Translation:
In the eye of a devil, parched grain is evil.

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— English Translation:
When the kind husband went to the wars, he hung the mortar round his wife’s neck.Rôlu is a large heavy mortar used for pounding rice in.Said ironically of a bad husband cruel to the last.

“Telugu Proverb:
దయ దర్రుమంటే నెత్తి చుర్రుమంటుంది”
— English Translation:
When your favor answers my call with a Darr-rr my head will ache with a ḉurr-rr.Darr is a whirring sound; ḉurr is applied to acute or burning pain.Said by a man to another in whose friendship he puts no faith.