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“Telugu:
ఊరు వుస్తెకాయంత, సిద్ధాంతము తాటికాయంత”
English Translation:
The village is like the Ustekaya and the religious duties are like the Tatikaya.The Ustekéya (No. 339) is a small fruit, and the Tatikaya (No. 390) a large fruit.Applied to exactions imposed upon people for religious purposes greater than they can bear.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఏటివద్ది నక్క కాగానే పాటిరేవు యెరుగునా”
English Translation:
Although the jackal lives near the river, will it know where the ford is?Applied to ignorant persons in high position.

“Telugu:
పంచాగ్ని మధ్యమందు వున్నట్టు”
English Translation:
Standing in the middle of five fires.An act of penance.Said of a person being unable to extricate himself from a diflicult position in which he is surrounded by his enemies.

“Telugu:
పని చెయ్యనివాడు యింటికి దొంగ, పన్ను యివ్వనివాడు దివాణానకు దొంగ”
English Translation:
A man who does not work robs the house, a man who pays no taxes robs the government.