ఇంటికి ఒక గుప్పెడు బియ్యం, ఇల్లాలికి పదిపుట్లు

This proverb emphasizes the importance of maintaining family dignity and harmony. It suggests that one should treat guests (like the son-in-law) with great hospitality while keeping internal family matters or hardships private to protect the wife's (or the household's) reputation.

This proverb describes a situation where an individual exaggerates a tiny contribution or a small loss to claim a much larger personal benefit or compensation. It is used to mock people who make mountains out of molehills or try to profit excessively from a minor event.

This proverb highlights that certain roles require constant movement and lack a permanent attachment to one place. An employee must travel or relocate wherever their job demands, and a beggar must move from house to house to survive. It is used to describe situations where a person cannot stay in one fixed location due to the nature of their work or life circumstances.

This proverb emphasizes that constant conflict and lack of harmony within a family lead to poverty and instability. Prosperity only stays in a home where there is peace and cooperation; whereas internal strife exhausts resources and leads to ruin.

This expression is used to criticize someone who tries to apply the same solution or logic to two completely different and unrelated problems. It highlights that different situations require different approaches; you cannot treat a dangerous disaster (lightning) and a daily necessity (rice) with the same ritual or remedy.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone has a valuable resource or skill close to them, yet they act as if they are in constant need or fail to utilize it effectively. It signifies having plenty at hand but still complaining about a perceived shortage.

This expression is used to describe someone or something that is completely useless or fails to serve any intended purpose. Just as a woman who doesn't care for the home isn't a true housewife, and a broken or ill-fitting pot cannot be part of a stack (donthi), a person who lacks utility in their designated role is described this way.

This expression is used to describe an uneven or disproportionate exchange, or a situation where a lot of resources are consumed for a single item. In a traditional sense, it refers to the heavy requirement of rice needed to accompany a large pumpkin curry, signifying that one thing necessitates a large amount of another to be useful.

This expression highlights the importance of a woman (wife/mother) in maintaining the harmony, prosperity, and happiness of a family. Just as a lamp dispels darkness, a virtuous woman is seen as the light that guides and sustains the household.

This proverb emphasizes that constant internal conflict, bickering, and lack of harmony lead to poverty and the loss of wealth. It suggests that prosperity cannot reside in a place where people are always at odds with each other.