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“Telugu:
తిరిపెపు మజ్జిగకు వచ్చి పాడి బర్రెను బేరము చేశినట్టు”
English Translation:
Like coming to beg buttermilk, and bargaining for tho milch buffalo.Pretended wealth.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
చినపేరితాడు తెగితే, పెదపేరితాడు అప్పుడే తెగుతుంది”
English Translation:
If China Péri’s marriage-cord be broken, Peda Péri’s will be broken at the same time.The Tadu is the cord tied round a bride’s neck. To it is attached the gold Talibottu, answering to the wedding ring. When a woman becomes a widow the cord is broken.Said by one fellow wife to the other.Both in the same boat.

“Telugu:
అత్తచేశిన పనులకు ఆరళ్లు లేవు”
English Translation:
There is no one to blame the mother-in-law.

“Telugu:
గొడ్డుపోతు యేమి యెరుగురా బిడ్డ చవి”
English Translation:
What does the barren woman know of the pleasure of having children ?He who has no children knows not what is love. (Italian)19