ఎన్నడూ కానని మొగానికి ఇప్పపూత బెల్లమంట

ennadu kanani moganiki ippaputa bellamanta

Translation

For a face never seen before, mahua flower and jaggery are offered.

Meaning

This expression is used to describe someone who goes overboard or shows excessive, unnatural affection and hospitality to a stranger or someone they have just met. It suggests that such high praise or treatment is often superficial or suspicious because it lacks the foundation of a long-term relationship.

Related Phrases

Even for a piece of jaggery the size of a fever nut, the oil mill must be set up.

This expression means that regardless of how small or simple a task may be, one must still follow the necessary procedures, use the proper tools, or exert the required effort to complete it successfully. It emphasizes that there are no shortcuts to certain systematic processes.

Mother is poison, wife is jaggery

This expression describes a situation where a person, influenced by their spouse, begins to view their own mother's advice or presence as toxic or bitter, while finding everything the spouse says to be sweet and desirable. It is used to criticize someone who neglects their parents after marriage.

All of it is just a hole/gap

This expression is used to describe a situation where there is a total loss, or when something is completely hollow, empty, or useless despite appearances. It implies that everything has gone down the drain or that the entirety of a matter results in nothingness.

A disciple asked, 'How much is jaggery for one? How much is salt for one?'

This expression is used to mock someone who lacks common sense or basic understanding of units and quantities. Jaggery and salt are measured by weight or volume, not by 'one' (a single unit). It highlights foolishness or the habit of asking nonsensical questions without thinking about the context or measurement.

The fire in the stomach is an invisible fire.

This expression refers to internal suffering, deep grief, or hidden jealousy that others cannot see. While physical fires are visible, the 'burning' one feels due to hunger, emotional pain, or envy is hidden from the world but deeply felt by the individual.

For a face that has never seen anything, even Mahua flowers are like jaggery.

This proverb refers to a person who is so unaccustomed to luxury or good things that even something of very low quality or value seems extraordinary to them. It is used to describe a naive person being overly impressed by something mediocre because they lack exposure to the real thing.

An offering of jaggery the size of a fingernail to a god as big as a mountain.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone offers a very small or insignificant token of gratitude or contribution in comparison to the massive favor or help received. It highlights the disparity between the greatness of the benefactor and the smallness of the gesture returned.

Non-current cash will never pass [in currency ]; an unloving husband will never love [his wife ].

This proverb suggests that certain things are inherently flawed or incompatible and cannot be changed or fixed. Just as a fake coin will always be rejected in trade, a person or relationship for which there is deep-seated aversion or fundamental incompatibility will never truly be accepted or successful.

There is no end to disease, desire (music/attachment), and indulgence.

This proverb highlights the insatiable nature of three things: illnesses that can keep occurring, melodies or attachments (raga) that can be endless, and the pursuit of luxury or pleasure (bhoga) which never feels sufficient. It is used to suggest that one should practice moderation and detachment because these three aspects of life have no natural stopping point.

When asked about ginger, he said 'Don't I know? It is sour just like jaggery'.

This expression is used to mock someone who pretends to be an expert or highly knowledgeable about a subject when they actually lack even the most basic understanding of it. It highlights the absurdity of giving a confidently wrong answer where the description (sour jaggery) contradicts the actual nature of the object (pungent ginger).