ProverbPedia

“Telugu:
పోల్నాటిలో పోకకు పుట్టెడు అమ్మితే, ఆ పోకా దొరకక పొర్లి పొర్లీ యేడ్చినద”
English Translation:
When a Puțți of grain was sold in Pôlnâdu for an areca nut, she rolled herself on the ground and cried, for she could not even get that.(For Puțți see No. 1480. )Very unfortunate. ​

— Telugu

Related Mantras

“Telugu:
తొత్తుకు శివము యెత్తితే మొక్కక తీరునా”
English Translation:
If a slut be inspired by the Deity, can one escape saluting her ?Respect must be paid to those in power, however low their origin.

“Telugu:
ఊళ్లు యేలే కొమారుడికన్నా వుపాదానమెత్తే పెనిమిటి నయము”
English Translation:
A husband that begs is better than a son that rules over villages.The one clings to his wife, the other despises his mother.

“Telugu:
ఎక్కిపోయి పట్టిచూచి దిగివచ్చి రాళ్ల రువ్వినట్టు”
English Translation:
Having mounted [the tree] and felt [the fruit], he came down again and threw stones at it.