ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
ఎంచబోతే మంచమెల్లా కంతలే”
— English Translation:
If you begin to count, you will find the whole cot full of holes.Referring to a bed made of plaited rope.When a man wishes to find fault, he loses no opportunities.When love fails we copy all faults.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికి వక బోగముది, యెవరివద్ద ఆడును.",”
— ,English Translation:
There is but one dancing girl in the village; before whom is she to dance?

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊళ్లు యేలే కొమారుడికన్నా వుపాదానమెత్తే పెనిమిటి నయము”
— English Translation:
A husband that begs is better than a son that rules over villages.The one clings to his wife, the other despises his mother.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికే వుండలేక పోతే, వురి పెట్టుకో”
— English Translation:
If you can’t be quiet, hang yourself.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఋణశేషము, వ్రణశేషము, అగ్నిశేషము, వుంచకూడదు”
— English Translation:
Remains of a debt, of a sore, or of a fire should not be left.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊరికె వస్తే మావాడు మరివకడు వున్నాడు”
— English Translation:
If they are to be had for nothing, I have a relative here. Wishing to get two shares.Greediness.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఋషిమూలము, నదీమూలము, స్త్రీమూలము విచారించకూడదు”
— English Translation:
Enquire not into the origin of a Rishi, a river, or a woman.Rishi is a saint. (See Wilson‘s Sans. Diet. )

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊరి మీద నూరు పడ్డా, కరణము మీద కాసు పడదు”
— English Translation:
Though a hundred [pagodas] be levied from the village, not a cash will be paid by the Karanam.A cash (కాసు) is l-GOth of an Anna.The instrument of oppression does not himself suffer.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఎంగిలిచేత్తో కాకికయినా మెతుకు విదపడు”
— English Translation:
He will not even throw his leavings to the crows.Said of a great miser.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊరి పిడుగు వచ్చి వీరిశెట్టిని కొట్టుకొని పోయినది”
— English Translation:
The misfortune of the village has carried off Virisetti.The story is as follows: A burglar in digging through the wall of a house was killed by the wall falling upon him; his wife prosecuted the owner of the house for having badly built walls; the house owner blamed the builder; the builder blamed a woman who had distracted his attention while at his work, by passing by that way; the woman blamed a goldsmith to whom she was going to get certain jewels which he had not finished for her; the goldsmith blamed the banker for not letting him have gold in time; the banker was sentenced accordingly to be impaled, but on the point of being put to death he suggested that the size of the instruments would be much better suited to fat Virisetti (to whom he owed a grudge); fat Virisetti was executed accordingly. This happened at Anyayapura (the city of injustice.)The innocent sutfering for the guilty.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఎంచబోతే మంచమెల్లా కంతలే”
— English Translation:
If you begin to count, you will find the whole cot full of holes.Referring to a bed made of plaited rope.When a man wishes to find fault, he loses no opportunities.When love fails we copy all faults.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఉప్పువాడూ చెడె, పప్పువాడూ చెడె, తమలపాకులవాడు తమాం చెడె”
— English Translation:
The salt seller is ruined, the pulse vendor is ruined, and the betel seller is entirely ruined.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఉస్తెకాయ వూరనెంత, నంజ పెట్టనెంత.",”
— ,English Translation:
How long does it take to salt an Ustekaya? How much is there of it to put on a dish?Ustekdya (Solanum Trilobatum) is a small fruit.Applied to something very insignificant.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఉపాయము యెరగనివాణ్ని వూళ్లో వుండనివ్వకూడదు”
— English Translation:
A witless fellow should not be allowed to remain in the village.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఊడుగ విత్తనము వంటివాడు”
— English Translation:
He is like an Uduga seed.The seed of the Uduga ( Alangium Decapetalum) after falling from the tree, is said to attach itself again to the trunk when the rain falls.To stick to a man like a leech in spite of all rebuffs.

“Telugu Proverb:
ఉభయ భ్రష్టత్వం, వుప్పర సన్న్యాసిత్వం.",”
— ,English Translation:
Ruined in both ways like a well-digger who turns Sanyasi.He is neither employed in his old trade nor supported in his new character.