“Telugu:
పెట్టినమ్మకు ప్రాణహాని చెప్పినమ్మకు జన్మహాని”
English Translation:
She that gives will lose her life, she that advised will lose [the advantage of] her birth.The story runs thus: In the city of Matipuram, dwelt a king named Nayaśâli. He had three wives named Sumédâh, Suvarchalâ, and Nitimati. Sumédâh was blessed with a son; her rival wives, being barren, were less loved by the king. This caused them to be jealous of Surmédâh, and Nitimati counselled Suvarchalâ to poison the son, saying that afterwards they would share the king’s favor equally with their more fortunate rival. Suvarchalâ consulted in the matter with her intimate friend Vichitravati,the minister’s daughter: Vichitravati after some deliberation replied “” She that gives will lose her life, she that advised will lose her birth”” (i.e. will be banished from the king’s presence.) Suvarchalâ profiting by her friend’s advice and perceiving the fatal consequences which would follow the commission of the intended crime, desisted from her wicked purpose.