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“Telugu:
ఇవ్వని మొండికి విడవని చండి”
English Translation:
One obstinate man who wouldn’t give and another who wouldn’t take a refusal.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
పెట్టగల బచ్చలిపాదు కొనగల గేదె మేశిపోయినది”
English Translation:
The buffalo you intended to buy has eaten up the vegetables I intended to plant.( For Bachchali see No. 510. )Taunting a man who is always talking but never acts.

“Telugu:
అశ్రద్ధపితాళ్లకు యేతాం తర్పణము”
English Translation:
The water drawn with the Picota is the drink offering of dis regarded ancestors.Tarpana is a drink offering to the manes of deceased ancestors (Pitris.).An irreverent’fellow, when pressed by his friends to perform the ceremony, offered the water he was drawing for other purposes.An unwilling action, done to satisfy others.

“Telugu:
ఆముదపు చేటేగాని, బిడ్డ బ్రతకడము లేదు”
English Translation:
Only waste of castor oil, but not [saving] the child’s life.Useless endeavours.