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“Telugu:
చెరుకు తినడానకు కూలి యివ్వ వలెనా”
English Translation:
Is hire to be paid for eating sugar-cane ?

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఎన్నో రణాలు కోశినానుగాని, నారణమంత తీపు లేదన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
I have out many boils, but there was never such pain as in my own.Said by a Surgeon.To cut into another man’s ear is like cutting into a felt hat. (Danish)He laughs at scars who never felt a wound. (German)

“Telugu:
అప్పటిమాటలకు దుప్పటి యిచ్చినానుగాని, కలకాలము కప్పుకోనిచ్చినానా”
English Translation:
I presented you with the robe in return for the compliments you then paid me, but did I intend you to wear it for ever ?A liberal gift regretted and withdrawn.Give a thing and take again, And you shall ride in hell’s wain.

“Telugu:
పుట్టిన యిన్నాళ్ళకు పురుషుడు యజ్ఞము చేశెను”
English Translation:
After living for so many years the man performed a sacrifice.Good luck comes at last.Fortune knock: once at least at every man’s gale.Fortune is like the market, where if you hide your time, the price will fall.