అంతమాత్రం ఉంటే, దొంతులతో కాపరం చెయ్యనా?
antamatram unte, dontulato kaparam cheyyana?
If I had so much, would I not live with piles of pots?
This expression is used to highlight a lack of basic resources. It implies that if a person had even a small amount of wealth or the necessary means, they would have lived much better or managed things more efficiently. It is often a sarcastic or defensive reply when someone asks why a person isn't doing more with their life or home.
Related Phrases
ఉంగరం చెడిపి బొంగరం, బొంగరం చెడిపి ఉంగరం చేసినట్లు.
ungaram chedipi bongaram, bongaram chedipi ungaram chesinatlu.
Like breaking a ring to make a top, and then breaking the top to make a ring.
This proverb is used to describe a person who lacks a clear vision or skill, resulting in wasted effort and resources. It refers to someone who repeatedly undoes their own work or destroys something useful to create something else, only to reverse the process again, ending up with nothing productive or losing the original value of the materials.
ఒళ్ళు వంగనివాడు దొంగలతో కలిసినాడట.
ollu vanganivadu dongalato kalisinadata.
The one who doesn't bend his body (lazy person) supposedly joined a gang of thieves.
This proverb is used to describe a person who is so lazy and averse to hard work that they prefer to take the shortcut of joining criminals rather than putting in manual effort. It highlights how laziness can lead a person toward a path of dishonesty or crime.
మాయ సంసారం - మంటి దొంతులు
maya samsaram - manti dontulu
Illusionary worldly life - stack of clay pots
This expression highlights the fragility and impermanence of worldly life and family bonds. Just as a stack of clay pots can shatter completely with a single fall, human life and attachments are temporary and can break or end at any moment.
భిక్షం బిడబిడా అంటే, దొంతులు లొడాలొడా అన్నాయట
bhiksham bidabida ante, dontulu lodaloda annayata
When one asked for alms loudly, the stacked pots rattled emptily.
This proverb describes a situation where a person asks for help from someone who is in an even worse or more impoverished state than themselves. It highlights the irony of seeking resources from a source that is completely empty or bankrupt.
అప్పు తీర్చి అంగట్లో కాపురం చేయాలి
appu tirchi angatlo kapuram cheyali
Clear your debts and then live in the marketplace.
This proverb emphasizes the importance of financial freedom and peace of mind. It suggests that once a person is free from debt, they can live fearlessly and confidently anywhere, even in a busy or public place like a market, without the shame or fear of facing creditors.
చిచ్చు అంటుకుంటే, చేతులతో ఆర్పగలమా?
chichchu antukunte, chetulato arpagalama?
If a fire catches, can we extinguish it with just our hands?
This proverb is used to explain that once a situation has escalated or a conflict has grown large, simple or manual efforts are not enough to stop it. It suggests that major problems require significant measures or that some damages are irreversible once they start.
అంతమాత్రముంటే దొంతులతో కాపురము చేయనా
antamatramunte dontulato kapuramu cheyana
If I had even that much, wouldn't I live with stacks of pots?
This proverb is used to point out a lack of basic resources or means. It implies that if the speaker had even a small amount of what is being discussed, they would have managed to live a much better or settled life. It is often used as a sarcastic retort when someone suggests a solution that requires resources the person simply does not possess.
కంచి అంత కాపురం గడ్డలు చేసినట్టు
kanchi anta kapuram gaddalu chesinattu
She made the family as large as Kanchi into clods. Said of a woman who by going astray brings disgrace upon the whole family.
This expression is used to describe a person who completely ruins or destroys a prosperous, well-settled family or business through sheer negligence, poor management, or bad habits. It signifies the transformation of a grand existence into rubble.
Kanchi is the celebrated town of Conjeveram. * Er hat die Henne für das Ei gegeben.
ఆకలి అని రెండు చేతులతో తింటారా?
akali ani rendu chetulato tintara?
Do you eat with both hands just because you are hungry?
This expression is used to advise patience and decorum, regardless of how urgent a need might be. It suggests that even in desperate situations, one must maintain their dignity, follow proper etiquette, and not act greedily or impulsively.
సోమవారం వాగ్దానం మంగళవారం తొంటిచెయ్యి
somavaram vagdanam mangalavaram tonticheyyi
A promise on Monday, a refusal on Tuesday
This proverb describes someone who is unreliable or fickle. It refers to a person who makes a grand promise one day and backs out or makes excuses the very next day. It is used to caution against trusting people who are quick to commit but fail to follow through.