ProverbPedia

“Tamil:
தலையோடு போகிறது தலைப்பாகையோடு போயிற்று.”
English Translation:
That which would have gone with the head has gone with the turban.,

— Tamil

Related Mantras

“Tamil:
“ஓடிப்போன புருஷன் வந்து கூடிக்கொண்டான், உடைமைமேல் உடைமை போட்டு மினுக்கிக்கொண்டாள்.”
“,”English Translation:
The husband that ran away has returned and is reconciled, therefore she has adorned herself with jewels to excess.”,

“Tamil:
“மலைபோலப் பிராமணன் போகிறானாம், பின்குடுமிக்கு அழுகிறாளாம்.”
“,”English Translation:
It is said that when a brahman who was equal to a mountain was dying, his wife was weeping for his tuft of hair.”,

“Tamil:
வாய்‌ சொல்லும்‌ பிடரி கும்பிடும்‌.”
“English Translation:
The mouth will resist, the nape of the neck will worship.”,