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“Telugu:
ఉండేవెల్లా వుండగా, వుపాధ్యాయుల భార్యకు దడిబియ్యము”
English Translation:
[To perform the ceremony of] Dadi Biyyam to the priest’s wife when there are many other things to be done.Dadi Biyyam is a ceremony performed before the consummation of marriage.Going out of your way to do something for others, and neglecting much that you have to do of your own.

“Telugu:
చచ్చినవాని పెండ్లికి వచ్చినంత కట్నము”
English Translation:
Any quantity of presents must suflice at a dead man’s marriage.When a marriage takes place, presents of cloths are sent to the bride and bridegroom by their relations. Return gifts of about equal value are made shortly after the marriage. Should the bridegroom, however, die during theceremonies, no presents are returned, and no complaints are therefore made regarding the value of those received.

“Telugu:
కోడికి కులాసం లేదు, కోమటికి విశ్వాసం ఉంది.”,”
,English Translation:
A fowl has no happiness and a Komati has feeling.The Komatis are a class of shopkeepers.