ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
కాలనేమి జపము,”
— ,English Translation:
Kalanémi’s prayers.Kalanémi was a pretended sage. (See the Ramayana.-—Yuddha Kanda.)Applied to hypocrisy.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాళ్లను చుట్టుకొన్న పాము కరవక మానునా”
— English Translation:
Will a snake coiled round your leg not bite you?Said of a helpless dependant who must be supported.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాలము నాటి కందిగింజ, పెద్దల నాటి పెసరగింజ.",”
— ,English Translation:
In the ages past he was Kandi and in the time of his fore-fathers he was Pesara.Said of a prosy old fellow who spins long yarns.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాశికి పోయి కుక్క బొచ్చు తెచ్చినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like going to Benares, and bringing back dog’s hair.Great labour and small results.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాలబెట్టి నేల రాచినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Burning and rubbing on the ground.Annoying and ill-treating another.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాశికి పోవడము వకటి, కావడి తేవడము వకటి.",”
— ,English Translation:
Going to Benares is one thing; bringing back a Kavadi(of Ganges water) is another.Two great things to be done. Applied to keeping one great object in view.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాలమొక్క రీతి గడప వలెను”
— English Translation:
Time must be spent in one way.Change of circumstances should not change the man.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాశికి వెళ్లి గాడిదె గుడ్డు తెచ్చినట్టు”
— English Translation:
Like going to Benares and bringing back an ass’s egg.An absurd exploit.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాలికి వేస్తే మెడకు, మెడకు వేస్తే కాలికి”
— English Translation:
He removes the rope from the leg to the neck, and from the neck to the leg.Attempting to entrap a person by unfair questions.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాలితో చూపితే తలతో చెయ్య వలెను”
— English Translation:
If he points with the foot, it must be done with the head.Said of the obsequiousness necessary to a dependant.Cringing is a gainful accomplishment.

“Telugu Proverb:
కళ్యాణము వచ్చినా కక్కు వచ్చినా ఆగదు”
— English Translation:
When marriage comes, or vomiting, it cannot be stopped.

“Telugu Proverb:
కానకుండా కట్టెడిచ్చేను కాని వినకుండా వీరణాలు వాయించేవా”
— English Translation:
I will give you a bundle of grain without any one else seeing me, but will you play on the double drum without any one else hearing it’?A silly request made by a female, who was not allowed to indulge her taste for music.

“Telugu Proverb:
కష్ట సుఖాలు రెండూ కావటి కుండల వంటివి”
— English Translation:
Sorrow and joy are like two pots on a Kavadi.Kavadi is the yoke made of a split bamboo, used by lndian coolies. To the ends are slung loads of equal weight.Joy and sorrow are to-day and to-morrow.

“Telugu Proverb:
కానని వారి పాయసము గంపలాది అన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Speaking of people who are not known, as having distributed rice-milk by baskets full.Exaggerating the bounty of absent persons.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాకి కర్రుమంటే గుండె ఝల్లుమంటుంది”
— English Translation:
When the crow cawed, she started.Feigned sensitiveness.

“Telugu Proverb:
కాని కాలముకు కర్రే పాము అవుతుంది”
— English Translation:
In your evil hour your own stick will become a snake.i.e. your own friends will turn against you.