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“Telugu:
ఏనుగకు దాహముకు చూరు నీళ్లా”
English Translation:
Will the thirst of an elephant [be quenched] by the water which drops from the eaves?

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
కొలిచేవాడూ గుడ్డి, కొలిపించుకొనేవాడూ గుడ్డి”
English Translation:
The man who measures [the grain] is blind, and the man who has had it measured is blind also (i.e., the buyer and the seller.)Defects on both sides.

“Telugu:
ఊరికి వుపకారముగా ఆలికి కోక కొని పెట్టుతాను, యింటింటికీ డబ్బు యివ్వండి అన్నాడ”
English Translation:
As a public benefaction, I will buy a cloth for my wife; give me a pice from each house.

“Telugu:
చద్దికూడు తిన్నమ్మ మొగుడి ఆకలి యెరగదు”
English Translation:
The wife who has eaten breakfast [at home] does not think of her husband’s hunger.Little knows the fat sow what the lean one means.The full belly does not believe in hunger. (Italian.)