బోసి నోటి వానికి పేలపిండి మీద ప్రీతి
bosi noti vaniki pelapindi mida priti
A toothless fellow likes Pêlapinḍi.
This proverb describes a situation where someone develops a strong liking or desire for something that is easy for them to manage given their specific limitations. Since a toothless person cannot chew hard foods, they naturally prefer soft, powdered food like 'pelapindi'. It is used to mock or point out how people's preferences are often driven by their weaknesses or inability to do otherwise.
Related Phrases
మురికి ముండ ముచ్చట - పేలపిండి చేటు
muriki munda muchchata - pelapindi chetu
The desire of a dirty woman - a waste of popped grain flour.
This proverb is used to describe situations where effort or resources are wasted on someone or something that cannot be improved or does not deserve it. It suggests that trying to fulfill the unnecessary whims of an unworthy or lazy person leads to a loss of valuable materials.
గాలికి పోయిన పేలపిండి రామార్పణమన్నట్టు
galiki poyina pelapindi ramarpanamannattu
Like saying flour blown away by the wind is an offering to Lord Rama.
This proverb is used to describe a person who pretends to be charitable or generous with something they have already lost or cannot use. It refers to making a virtue out of necessity or claiming credit for a sacrifice that wasn't intentional.
మనిషిమీద పీడ మహిమీద పోయింది
manishimida pida mahimida poyindi
The evil/burden on the person has transferred to the earth.
This expression is used when a person narrowly escapes a misfortune or when an object is broken/lost instead of a person getting hurt. It signifies that the bad luck or evil eye intended for the person was absorbed by the earth or a material object, resulting in a sense of relief.
గాలికిపోయే పేలపిండి రామార్పణమన్నట్లు
galikipoye pelapindi ramarpanamannatlu
Like offering the flour being blown away by the wind to Lord Rama
This proverb is used to describe a person who pretends to be charitable or generous with something that they were going to lose anyway or that is already useless to them. It mocks the hypocritical act of making a virtue out of necessity.
మసిమీద మసి ఎక్కి కూర్చుంటే, మోసి మోసి చచ్చినాను అన్నాడట
masimida masi ekki kurchunte, mosi mosi chachchinanu annadata
" When a man gets up and sits on a man, the weight kills me" said he. A stupid lout was persuaded by his wife to go and hear the Rāmāyaṇa read as she thought it might improve his mind. While standing leaning his head on his stick, a scamp got upon his shoulders and sat there. The blockhead thought this was a necessary part of the performance. When he returned home he was asked how he liked the Rāmāyaṇa and replied as above.
This proverb is used to mock people who pretend to be overworked or burdened when they are actually doing very little or carrying something weightless. It highlights the irony of those who complain about trivial efforts as if they were monumental tasks.
ఏతి అంటే ప్రీతి అంటాడు
eti ante priti antadu
When one says he's going, the other says he's dying.
This expression is used to describe someone who is extremely agreeable, a sycophant, or someone who blindly agrees with whatever another person says just to please them, often without thinking or having an original opinion. It suggests a 'yes-man' attitude where the person simply rhymes along with the speaker's words.
Spirit of contradiction.
ప్రాణం మీద తీపా, బెల్లం మీద ప్రీతా?
pranam mida tipa, bellam mida prita?
Is it a love for life or a fondness for jaggery?
This expression is used to mock someone who is being overly stingy or greedy even when faced with a life-threatening or serious situation. It highlights the absurdity of prioritizing small material gains or savings over one's own well-being or safety.
ఏకాదశినాడు పేలపిండి తినకపోతే రాకాసులై పుడుతారు.
ekadashinadu pelapindi tinakapote rakasulai pudutaru.
If you do not eat popped-grain flour on Ekadashi, you will be born as a demon.
This is a traditional Telugu saying used to emphasize the dietary customs associated with the Ekadashi festival (specifically Ashadha Ekadashi). It uses the hyperbolic threat of becoming a 'demon' (Rakshasa) to ensure children and family members follow the ritual of consuming 'Pelapindi' (roasted/popped grain flour) for its seasonal health benefits during the monsoon transition.
గాలికి పోయిన పేలపిండి భగవదర్పితమన్నట్టు
galiki poyina pelapindi bhagavadarpitamannattu
Offering to God the flour which had been blown away by the wind. Let that which is lost be for God. What the abbot of Bamba cannot eat, he gives away for the good of his soul. (Spanish.)
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone loses something by accident or due to their own carelessness, but then pretends they gave it away as a generous act of charity or sacrifice. It mocks the hypocrisy of turning an involuntary loss into a fake act of virtue.
గుడిని మింగే వాడికి నంది పిండిమిరియం
gudini minge vadiki nandi pindimiriyam
For the one who swallows the temple, the Nandi (stone bull) is like a peppercorn.
This proverb describes extreme greed or large-scale corruption. It implies that a person who is capable of stealing or committing a massive fraud (swallowing a temple) will consider a smaller part of it (the Nandi statue) to be an insignificant snack. It is used to describe people who have no moral boundaries and for whom no crime is too big or too small.