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“Telugu:
తాబెట్టినది ముషిణిమొక్క అయినా చేపట్టవలెను”
English Translation:
What he has planted although it be Strychnine he must cherish.Mushini Mokka is the Strychnos Nux-Vomica.A patron must not forsake his dependent under any circumstances.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
దోవలో కూర్చుడి దొబ్బులు తిన్నట్టు”
English Translation:
Sitting in the middle of the road and being abused by every passer by.

“Telugu:
ఈ వూళ్లో పెద్దలు యెవరంటే తాళ్లు, దాతలు యెవరంటే చాకళ్లు”
English Translation:
When asked who were the great (men) in the village, he said “ The Pa1myras;” when asked who were the givers (of presents), he replied “The washermen.”A joke. The Palmyras (see No. 290) are the tallest trees, and the washermen give people back their clothes.

“Telugu:
పండగ తొల్నాడు గుడ్డల కరువు, పండగనాడు అన్నము కరువు, పండగ మర్నాడు మజ్జిగ కరువు”
English Translation:
The day before the festival, there is a scarcity of cloth ; on the festival day, a scarcity of food; and on the day after the festival, a scarcity of buttermilk.