గయ్యాళి రచ్చకెక్కితే, సంసారి దొంతుల సందున దాగుతుంది

This expression suggests that once a secret or a private dispute becomes public knowledge (reaches the 'raccha' or village square), the damage to one's reputation is irreversible and even the most powerful person cannot suppress it or protect the person involved from social judgment.

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.

This expression compares a quarrelsome or bad-tempered woman to a thorny grey nicker bush (Gachhapoda). Just as the thorny bush is difficult to handle and causes pain or irritation to anyone who touches it, a shrewish person is seen as someone who causes constant friction and discomfort to those around them.

This expression is used when a private family matter, secret, or internal conflict is exposed to the public. It highlights the embarrassment or loss of reputation that occurs when personal issues are discussed openly in a community or marketplace (raccha).

This proverb highlights that one's anger should be appropriate to the situation or the target. It suggests that it is unnecessary and foolish to use excessive force or display intense rage against weak or inanimate objects that cannot resist. It is often used to mock someone who shows great anger toward something that doesn't deserve such a reaction.

This expression is used to indicate that there is no point in trying to settle a matter through private mediation or secret diplomacy once it has become a matter of public knowledge and debate. It suggests that once a dispute is out in the open, formal negotiations lose their purpose.

This proverb is used to point out the futility of trying to keep something confidential or settle matters through diplomacy once the issue has already become public knowledge or a matter of open debate. It suggests that once a conflict is out in the open, private mediation is no longer effective or relevant.

This proverb highlights the limitations of authority when dealing with someone who has become completely stubborn or has already crossed the limits of social shame. It suggests that once a person becomes defiant (adamant) or decides to expose a private matter publicly (to the street/court), traditional authorities like a husband or even a king lose their power to control or discipline them.

This proverb describes a person who is a misfit or acts hypocritically depending on their surroundings. It refers to someone who pretends to be virtuous or conservative when among the immoral, but acts indecently or irresponsibly when among respectable people. It is often used to critique people who lack consistency in their character and adapt the wrong traits for the wrong environment.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is a misfit or acts hypocritically. It refers to someone who pretends to be virtuous in a wicked environment, but behaves wickedly in a virtuous environment, essentially being out of place or inconsistent in their character depending on the company they keep.