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“Telugu:
తాతాచర్య్ల ముద్ర భుజము తప్పినా వీపు తప్పదు”
English Translation:
If Tatachari’s brand misses your shoulder, you’ll catch it on the back.Tatachari was a wandering priest who branded his converts. If a man slipped away his shoulder, the seal caught him in the back.Not being able to evade something disagreeable.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
చెల్లీ చెల్లడములకు శెట్టిగారు వున్నారు”
English Translation:
The Setti is here to test the genuineness.A fool travelling with a Setti [merchant] was plundered. On the robbers’ questioning the genuineness of the coin, the man referred to his rich friend who had up to that time escaped their observation.To injure a friend unwittingly, from stupidity.

“Telugu:
పంచశుభం పంచాశుభం”
English Translation:
Five good things, five bad things.Differently interpreted to mean five good and five bad qualities ; the five senses applied to good and to bad uses, &c.

“Telugu:
తన ముడ్డి కాకపోతే గంగదాకా దేకుమన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
If not on my posteriors, crawl as far as Kasi (Benares).