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“Telugu:
పెద్ద కొడుకు పెండ్లీ, అసుర భోజనము”
English Translation:
The eldest son’s marriage, and the giant’s dinner.A giant had to be supplied with a man daily by the villagers in turn.A happy event and a great misfortune coming together.

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
ఊరివాడికి కాటిభయం, పొరుగూరివాడికి నీటిభయం”
English Translation:
The inhabitant of the village is afraid of the cemetery; the stranger is afraid of the water. The inhabitant of the village has a superstitious dread of the burial or burning ground, and avoids it; but the stranger does not know its situation and walks through it. On the other hand, the villager knows the depth of the tank, and does not fear going into it, but the stranger is afraid to venture.No safe wading in an unknown water.

“Telugu:
తాతకు దగ్గ నేర్పవలెనా”
English Translation:
Must you teach your grandfather how to cough ?

“Telugu:
కలియుగము రెండు రోజులు పోవలెను”
English Translation:
The few days remaining in the Iron age must pass away.The Kali Yuga is said to contain 432,000 years of which the 4968th year commenced in A. D. 1866.An ironical phrase applied to procrastination.