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அக ைகய ேபா ற ைகைய Having placed the thing on the palm, why lick the back
ந கலாமா ? of the hand?
ஆ க ெபா தவ , ஆற Will not be who has waited till the food is cooked, also
ெபா கமா டானா? wait till it cools?
ஆழ ெத யாம காைல
Like stepping into the water without knowing its depth
இ ெகா ட ேபால
ஆழா அ சி, ழா பாைன, The Mudaliyar has only a small measure of rice, but
keeps a pot that can hold three such measures. Behold
தலியா வ கிற வறா ப பா the pomp of the Mudaliyar!
ஆ றிேல ேபா டா அழ ேபாட Although you are throwing it into the river, measure it
ேவ first
பா ச ைன காவ
Asking a cat to guard the pot of milk
ைவ கிற ேபா
எ கிற வ ேல ப கிற லாப Whatever you are able to secure from a burning house
is a gain
க ட ைன அ ப கைரய The cat that has got fire burns will never go near the
ேசரா kitchen
சீைல இ ைல எ சி தி வ
She went to her aunt’s house since she had no saree,
ேபானாளா , அவ ஈ ச பாைய but her aunt came out wearing a rug made of date
க ெகா எதிேர வ தாளா palm
ஆ நைனகிற எ ஓநா
Its like wolf cried when the sheep got drenched in rain
அ கிறதா
த ண ெவ ந ஆனா ெந ைப Even if the water becomes hot water, it will quench the
அைண fire
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ஆட ெத யாதவ ட ேகாண She who do not know to dance says the stage is
crooked
எ றாளா
தா கிழ ேக பா தா , லி கார The all-night dancer watched the east, the all-day
ேம ேக பா தா labourer watched the west
ஊரா வ ெந ேய , எ ெபா சாதி Though the ghee belonged to the village, it is my wife’s
ைகேய hand that is serving the ghee
த வ ைன த ைன ,ஓ ட ப One’s deed will burn him, pan cake with evil intention
வ ைட will burn the house
ைன ெகா ற பாவ உ ேனா , Let the sin of killing the cat be with you, and let the sin
ெவ ல தி ற பாவ எ ேனா of eating the jaggery stay with me
அ நா கிேல ந , ன நா கிேல When you have poison in the bottom of your tongue
அமி தமா ? ,can there be elixir at the tip of the tongue ?
க டா காமா சி நாயக , காணவ டா In front of you they would praise you like a lord. When
காமா நாயக you are away they would ridicule you as a fool
ஏற ெசா னா எ ேகாப , The bull gets angry when a physically challenged man
is asked to mount on it; if the man is asked to get
இற க ெசா னா ெநா ேகாப down, he would get angry
எ ைம வா ெந வ ைல
Can you ask price for your ghee before buying buffalo?
கிறதா ?
ஊ எ லா வா கிற எ வ Would it matter if you cry rolling all over your house
எ லா அ ர டா வ மா ? that the village is prospering?
ேவலிய ேபாகிறைத ேவ வ ட Picking some wild creature from the bush and packing
it in the dhothi (referring to the unwanted activity and its
கைத consequence )
ெபாழ ப ற நா வ ெபா டா
Unemployed barber shaves his wife's head
தைலைய ெசர சானா
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