అన్నీ రోగాలకు వాతలు వేసే వైద్యుణ్ణి అవతల ఉంచు

This expression describes a situation where someone is trapped between two dangerous or difficult extremes, yet manages to find a temporary, peaceful, or ideal state in the middle. It is used to remark on the irony of finding tranquility or 'perfect rule' (Ramajyam) while being surrounded by threats or calamities.

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This proverb is used to describe a situation where an expert or a professional is unable to help their own family members or solve problems in their own household, despite helping others in the same field. It is similar to the English proverb 'The shoemaker's children go barefoot.'

This proverb is used to describe a person who lacks basic sense, culture, or awareness of traditions. Akshatalu (sacred rice) are meant to be showered on the head for blessings, not eaten. It highlights how a foolish or ill-mannered person ruins a solemn or sacred gesture by acting out of ignorance or greed.

This proverb suggests that when fate or luck is on someone's side, they naturally find the right resources or people to help them succeed. It implies that a patient destined to live will invariably find a doctor whose treatment works effectively, highlighting the intersection of destiny and right timing.

This expression refers to a person who is exceptionally clever, cunning, or a master manipulator. It describes someone who can perform the impossible or create a connection/conflict between people where no basis (like hair for a knot) exists. It is often used to describe a person who can fix things through sheer wit or, conversely, someone who creates mischief between parties.

This expression describes taking drastic or corrective measures after it is already too late to save the situation. It is similar to the English idiom 'locking the stable door after the horse has bolted' or performing a post-mortem instead of providing a cure.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone makes unnecessary excuses or complicates a simple matter. It refers to a doctor who, instead of admitting a patient is cured, gives a bizarre or irrelevant reason (like a nursing dog being present) to avoid providing further treatment or to cover up their lack of necessity.

This proverb is used to comment on people who are quick to point out faults or diseases in others while remaining oblivious or indifferent to their own mountain of mistakes. It highlights the irony where a person's significant wrongdoings (measured as 'addedu', an old volumetric unit) are ignored by themselves, even as they criticize minor issues in everyone else.

This proverb is used to mock people who have unrealistic or absurd expectations from others. It describes a situation where someone expects a professional to provide even the most basic or trivial things that should be handled by themselves, or asking for something impossible given the context.

This proverb describes how certain professions benefit from the misfortunes of others. A doctor's income depends on people being sick, and a merchant (Vaishya) profits from scarcity or high prices during a famine. It is used to point out that one person's crisis can be another's opportunity.