“Telugu: తెలివి తక్కువ, ఆకలి యెక్కువ”English Translation: Little sense, great appetite.Eating one’s senses away. — Telugu Related Mantras “Telugu: ఏనుగ పడుకొన్నా గుర్రమంత యెత్తు”English Translation: Even when the elephant lies down he is as high as the horse.A man much superior to another. “Telugu: గుమ్మళ్లు కుళ్లినవి, ఆవాలు అల్లినవి”English Translation: The pumpkins have become rotten, the mustard plants have spread.Said when the base and wicked rise in power and the great and good disappear. “Telugu: కంచి అంత కాపరము గడ్డలు చేసినది”English Translation: She made the family as large as Kanchi into clods.Said of a woman who by going astray brings disgrace upon the whole family.Kanchi is the celebrated town of Conjeveram.