అందరూ అందలం ఎక్కితే, మోసేవారు ఎవరు?
andaru andalam ekkite, mosevaru evaru?
If all get into the palankin, who will be the bearers ? You a lady, I a lady, who is to drive out the sow? (Ollician.)
This proverb highlights the necessity of a social hierarchy and division of labor. It implies that if everyone wants to be the leader or hold a position of comfort and authority, no one will be left to do the actual work. It is used when everyone in a group expects to be served or wants a high-status role without contributing effort.
Related Phrases
విస్తళ్లు ఎత్తమంటే, భోజనం చేసినవారు ఎంతమంది అని అడిగినట్లు.
vistallu ettamante, bhojanam chesinavaru entamandi ani adiginatlu.
When told to remove the leaves, he asked how many people had dined. An impertinent question.
This proverb describes a person who tries to avoid work or a simple task by asking unnecessary, irrelevant questions to delay or shirk their responsibility. It is used when someone makes a simple job seem complicated to get out of doing it.
పిలిచేవారు ఉంటే, బిగిసేవారు చాలామంది ఉన్నారు
pilichevaru unte, bigisevaru chalamandi unnaru
When sought after, many become proud.
This expression describes a situation where someone acts overly important or stubborn because they are being pursued, invited, or catered to. It is used when people take advantage of someone else's politeness or need by acting difficult or 'playing hard to get'.
అందరూ అందలము ఎక్కితే మోసేవారు ఎవరు?
andaru andalamu ekkite mosevaru evaru?
If everyone climbs into the palanquin, who will be there to carry it?
This proverb is used to highlight the necessity of a division of labor. It means that in any society or project, everyone cannot be a leader or enjoy high status simultaneously; some people must perform the actual work or supportive tasks for the system to function. It is often used when everyone wants to be the boss but no one wants to do the work.
నీ పెళ్ళాం ముండమోస్తే, నీకు ఎవరు అన్నం వండి పెడతారు అన్నాడట?
ni pellam mundamoste, niku evaru annam vandi pedataru annadata?
If your wife becomes a widow, who will cook for you ?
This proverb describes a person with a complete lack of common sense or intelligence. It highlights a logical fallacy where the speaker fails to realize that for a wife to become a widow, the husband (to whom he is speaking) must be dead first, making the question of his future meals irrelevant and absurd.
* Heden in fåuur, morgen in het graf, 7
నమ్మి నడివీథిలో వేసినవారు ఎవరు?
nammi nadivithilo vesinavaru evaru?
Who throws [ his property ] into the middle of the street and trusts it there?
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone has been betrayed or abandoned by the very person they placed their full trust in. It highlights the vulnerability of trusting someone blindly and the devastating consequence of being left helpless (in the middle of the street) when that trust is broken.
అందరూ అందలమెక్కితే మోసేవాళ్ళెవరు?
andaru andalamekkite mosevallevaru?
If everyone sits in the palanquin, who will carry it?
This proverb highlights the necessity of a social hierarchy or division of labor. It is used to point out that not everyone can be a leader or a boss; for a task or society to function, some people must perform the actual labor. It is often said when everyone wants to enjoy privileges or give orders without anyone willing to do the hard work.
తేలుకు ఎవరు అపకారం చేశారు?
teluku evaru apakaram chesharu?
Who did evil to the scorpion ? Thoroughly bad by nature injuring others without provocation.
This rhetorical question is used to describe someone who is inherently malicious or harmful by nature, regardless of how they are treated. Just as a scorpion stings without provocation or reason, some people cause trouble or hurt others simply because it is in their character, not because they were wronged.
చెప్పినంత చేసేవారు శివునికన్నా వేరే ఎవరూ లేరు.
cheppinanta chesevaru shivunikanna vere evaru leru.
Besides Siva, there is no other who is as good as his word.
This proverb highlights the rarity of people who fulfill their promises completely. It implies that while many people make tall claims or give advice, only a divine or exceptionally principled person like Lord Shiva follows through on their word exactly as stated. It is used to describe absolute reliability and integrity.
నిత్యం చచ్చేవారికి ఏడ్చేవారెవరు?
nityam chachchevariki edchevarevaru?
Who are the mourners over people that die every day ? Those who always say their death is near. Said of a man continually requiring to be corrected in his work.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly creates or faces the same trouble. When someone is perpetually in a state of self-inflicted misery or repetitive drama, others eventually lose sympathy and stop caring or helping. It highlights the exhaustion of empathy toward those who do not learn from their mistakes or who constantly complain about recurring issues.
తేలుకు ఎవరు అపకారము చేసినారు?
teluku evaru apakaramu chesinaru?
Who has done any harm to the scorpion?
This expression is used to highlight the innate nature of some people or creatures to cause harm even without provocation. Just as a scorpion stings naturally without being provoked, some individuals exhibit malicious behavior regardless of how others treat them. It serves as a rhetorical question to suggest that bad behavior is often a result of one's character rather than a reaction to external injury.