ProverbPedia

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதை உழுது குறவன் குடி ஆனானா?”
— English Translation:
Has the forester become a farmer by ploughing with an ass?,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதைக்கு வாழ்க்கைப்பட்டு உதைக்கு அஞ்சலாமா?”
— "English Translation:
Having married an ass, do you fear his kicking?",

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதை உழுது வண்ணான் குடி ஆனானா?”
— English Translation:
Did the washerman become a farmer by ploughing with an ass?,

“Tamil Proverb:
"கழுதை மேல் ஏறி என்ன, இறங்கி என்ன?”
— ","English Translation:
What matters it whether you mount an ass, or alight from one?}கழுதைமேல் ஏறியும் பெருமை இல்லை, இறங்கியும் சிறுமை இல்லை.Though you may ride on an ass, you gain no honour, nor are you disgraced by dismounting.",

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதைக்கு உபதேசம் காதிலே சொன்னாலும் அபயக் குரல் அன்றி அங்கு ஒன்றும் இல்லை .”
— English Translation:
Though religious instruction be whispered in the ears of an ass nothing will come of it but the accustomed braying.,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதையைக் கட்டி ஓமம் வளர்த்தது போல.”
— "English Translation:
Like tying an ass and feeding a sacrificial fire.This proverb relates to the following story. A certain Maharàja had a barber who had evinced great skill in shaving hie royal master when he was asleep. To reward him the King resolved to elevate him in the social scale. The brahmans were called and ordered to make a brahman of the barber. They set to work, kindled a sacred fire and the barber was led round it, whilst the priests uttered the required incantations for accomplishing their purpose.The prime minister being of a somewhat facetious temperament determined to metamorphose an ass. As the proverb intimates he kindled a fire and led the animal round it. When the King saw him thus engaged he asked him what he was doing. The prime minister replied by stating that if the brahmans could make a brahman of a barber he thought an ass might be made into a horse, and he was therefore engaged in the ceremony.",

“Tamil Proverb:
"கழுதைக்கு ஏன் கவினம், அல்லது கடிவாளம்?”
— ",English Translation:
Why a bit or a bridle for an ass?,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதை தேய்ந்து கட்டெறும்பு ஆயிற்று.”
— English Translation:
The ass by wearing away has become an ant.,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதை அறியுமா கந்தப்பொடி வாசனை?”
— English Translation:
Can an ass appreciate fragrant powder?,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதைக்குச் சேணம் கட்டினாலும் குதிரை ஆமா?”
— English Translation:
Does an ass become a horse by being saddled?,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதையும் குதிரையும் சரி ஆமா?”
— English Translation:
Are an ass and a horse equal?,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதையும் குதிரையும் பிணைத்தாற்போல .”
— English Translation:
Like yoking an ass and a horse together.,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதைப் புண்ணுக்கு புழுதி மருந்து.”
— English Translation:
Dust is medicine for the sores of an ass.,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதைக்கு ஏன் கடிவாளம்?”
— English Translation:
Why a bridle for an ass?,

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதைக் கெட்டால் குட்டிச்சுவர்.”
— "English Translation:
If an ass be out of condition, it will be as useless as a ruinous wall.",

“Tamil Proverb:
கழுதையைக் காணவேண்டினால் குட்டிச் சுவரிலே காணலாம்.”
— "English Translation:
If an ass be wanted, it may be found feeding near a ruinous wall.",