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“Telugu:
పగలు చస్తే వాతికి లేదు, రాత్రి చస్తే దీపముకు లేదు”
English Translation:
If he dies in the day, there is no rice to put in his mouth; if he dies in the night, there is no oil for a lamp.Rice is put into the mouth of the dead at the funeral ceremony.Said of a miserably poor person.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
తోక దొక్కిన పాములాగున లేచినాడు”
English Translation:
He sprang up like a serpent when its tail is trodden on.Applied to a sudden burst of anger in any one on his evil ways being exposed.

“Telugu:
పందుం తిన్నా పరకడుపే, యేదుం తిన్నా యేకాదశే”
English Translation:
Though he eat ten Tums of food he will say he is starving ; and though he eat five Tums, he will say it is a fast.( For Tdmu ace No. 619. )

“Telugu:
పాటిమీది గంగానమ్మకు కూటిమీదనే లోకము”
English Translation:
The goddess Gangânamma who presides over the burial ground, thinks of nothing but eating [the corpses].Entirely given to the selfish pursuit of one object.