కామెర్ల రోగికి లోకమంతా పచ్చగానే కనిపిస్తుంది

kamerla rogiki lokamanta pachchagane kanipistundi

Translation

To a person with jaundice, the whole world looks yellow.

Meaning

This proverb is used to describe a biased or prejudiced perspective. Just as a jaundice patient perceives everything as yellow due to their own condition, a person with a particular mindset or flaw project their own views, suspicions, or faults onto others, failing to see the objective truth.

Related Phrases

There is no sleep for an ascetic, a sick man, or a rake.

This proverb highlights three conditions that prevent a person from sleeping: a Yogi (spiritual person) stays awake for meditation or divine connection; a Rogi (sick person) cannot sleep due to physical pain or discomfort; and a Bhogi (pleasure-seeker) stays awake to indulge in sensory or material enjoyments. It is used to describe situations where different motivations or conditions lead to the same outcome of sleeplessness.

To the eyes of a person with jaundice, the whole world appears yellow.

This expression is used to describe a person who is biased or prejudiced. Just as a jaundice patient sees everything through a yellow tint regardless of the actual color, a person with a particular mindset or flaw projects their own views and biases onto everything and everyone else they see.

The Yogi, the pleasure-seeker, and the sick person cannot sleep.

This proverb highlights that three types of people find it hard to sleep, albeit for different reasons: the 'Yogi' (ascetic) is awake in meditation or spiritual pursuit, the 'Bhogi' (pleasure-seeker) is awake indulging in luxuries or out of fear of losing them, and the 'Rogi' (sick person) is awake due to physical pain or discomfort.

Castor oil trade and jaundice disease are both unreliable.

This proverb highlights unpredictability. In the olden days, castor oil prices fluctuated wildly, making the business risky. Similarly, jaundice (Kamela) was considered a deceptive disease that could worsen suddenly even when appearing to improve. It is used to describe situations or people that are highly unstable or untrustworthy.

To a person with jaundice, the whole world appears yellow.

This proverb describes a cognitive bias where a person's own perspective, prejudices, or mental state colors their perception of reality. Just as a jaundice patient sees everything through a yellow tint due to their illness, a person with a biased mind assumes everyone else has the same flaws or intentions that they themselves possess.

Will you fall into the well or will you fall into the grain-pit?

This expression is used when a person is faced with a dilemma where both available choices lead to a bad outcome. It is similar to the English idiom 'Between the devil and the deep blue sea' or 'Out of the frying pan into the fire.' It describes a situation where there is no escape from trouble regardless of the path chosen.

A man with liver disease has yellow eyes. For the sick eyes everything looks yellow.

When people have some problem with their health or in their conduct, they find the same problems in everybody around.

A sick person has more anger.

This expression is used to describe how people who are suffering or in a weak state tend to be irritable, impatient, or easily annoyed. It serves as a reminder to be patient and empathetic with those who are unwell, as their physical discomfort often manifests as bad temper.

Medicine does not work on a dying patient

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone is so set on a destructive path or a problem is so far gone that no amount of advice, help, or remedy can save them. It implies that when failure or ruin is inevitable, any corrective efforts are futile.

The sick person cannot sleep, and the pleasure-seeker cannot nap.

This proverb describes how both extreme suffering and extreme pleasure can lead to sleeplessness. A sick person (rogi) is kept awake by physical pain or discomfort, while a person indulging in luxuries and worldly pleasures (bhogi) is often too excited, distracted, or busy with enjoyment to find rest.