దినదినగండం నూరేళ్ళాయుష్షు

dinadinagandam nurellayushshu

Translation

A danger every day, yet a lifespan of a hundred years.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone constantly faces life-threatening risks or extreme difficulties on a daily basis, yet somehow manages to survive and live a long life. It characterizes a life of perpetual uncertainty and narrow escapes.

Related Phrases

Do we wear a cotton cloth for a hundred years?

This expression is used to highlight the impermanence of material things or to suggest that nothing lasts forever. It is often used as a philosophical reminder to accept wear and tear, or the eventual end of something, implying that expectations of eternal durability are unrealistic.

Pig-headed people live for a hundred years.

This proverb is used to describe how people who are extremely stubborn or insensitive to criticism often survive or persist for a long time without being affected by external circumstances. It implies that just as a hard rock is not easily damaged, a thick-skinned or obstinate person continues their ways unaffected by others' opinions or hardships.

A daily threat to life, but a life span of a thousand years.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone constantly faces severe troubles or life-threatening risks every day, yet somehow manages to survive and continue living for a long time. It highlights the irony of enduring persistent hardships while maintaining longevity.

Daily danger of death, but duration of life a thousand years. Snakes are believed to live 1000 years if they do not meet with a violent death. Applied to a man always in danger of losing his situation.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone constantly faces life-threatening risks or severe crises but survives them all to live a long life. It is often applied to people who frequently fall ill or encounter accidents yet remain resilient, or to situations that seem on the verge of collapse but somehow persist indefinitely.

A hundred years of life for me and my children, and for my husband, as long as the world lasts.

This expression reflects a clever or humorous priority system. While it sounds like a blessing, it implies that the speaker and their children should live a fixed long life (100 years), but the husband's lifespan is tied to the existence of the world—which could either mean eternity or simply staying as long as everyone else does. It is often used to describe someone who prioritizes themselves and their children first, or sometimes in a satirical way regarding domestic blessings.

May Lord Rama's protection be with you for a hundred years of life.

This is a traditional Telugu blessing often used by elders when someone sneezes or during auspicious occasions. It expresses a wish for divine protection and a long, healthy life.

Like escaping a danger and the fetus coming out safely.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone has successfully survived a major crisis or a life-threatening ordeal. It originates from the relief felt after a difficult childbirth where both mother and child survive. It is commonly used when a high-stakes project is completed or a severe problem is resolved after much anxiety.

A daily danger, but a hundred-year lifespan.

This expression describes a situation where someone faces constant, life-threatening risks or severe challenges every single day, yet somehow manages to survive and continue living for a long time. It is used to characterize a life full of perpetual uncertainty or a job/situation that is dangerously unstable despite its longevity.

One hundred years of life for the stubborn and the stone-hearted.

This proverb is used to describe how people who are insensitive, thick-skinned, or stubborn often seem to live long lives or remain unaffected by difficulties, unlike sensitive or soft-hearted people. It can also imply that items or people who are tough and unyielding endure the longest.

As for me and my children, let our age be a hundred years ; as for my husband, let him take his chance in the world.

This expression is used to describe extreme selfishness or a person's narrow-minded focus on their own well-being over others, even their own spouse. It originates from a sarcastic story where a woman prays for longevity for herself and her children, but when it comes to her husband, she indifferently wishes him the same fate as any random person in the world. It is used to mock someone who lacks true empathy for their close ones or displays hypocritical concern.

The prayer of a wife who did not love her lord.