కూడైతే కద్దుగాని కులస్థులకు వెరచి వచ్చినాను

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone, in an attempt to escape a small or manageable problem, ends up in a much more dangerous or severe predicament. It is equivalent to the English idiom 'out of the frying pan and into the fire'.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is shameless and indifferent to public opinion or criticism. It suggests that those who have no reputation or character left to protect (metaphorically referred to as the 'brazen widow') do not fear public scandal, whereas those who value their dignity and virtue are the ones who worry about their social standing.

This proverb is used to describe a person who approaches someone for help or with a specific purpose but hesitates to speak their mind or hides their true intentions due to shyness, false pride, or unnecessary secrecy. It highlights the irony of wanting something while being too secretive to ask for it.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone approaches another person for help or a favor but is too hesitant, shy, or secretive to state their actual need. It highlights the irony of intending to ask for something while concealing the very tool or reason needed to receive it.

Poverty and pride.

This proverb describes a situation where someone performs a duty or attends an event not out of desire or personal gain, but purely due to social pressure or the fear of being judged by their community. It highlights doing something reluctantly just to maintain social standing or avoid criticism from one's circle.

This proverb highlights that those who have something to lose (like a tree with fruit or a person with status/responsibilities) are vulnerable and cautious, whereas those who have nothing to lose or are insensitive (like a dead log) remain indifferent to threats. It is used to describe how people with responsibilities must be careful, while the idle or thick-skinned are unbothered.

This proverb is used to describe how people of different temperaments or statuses react to hardships. While a refined, sensitive person (the horse) might be troubled by minor inconveniences or changes in environment, a person who is thick-skinned, resilient, or perhaps less sophisticated (the buffalo) remains indifferent to such struggles.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone sets out to scare, intimidate, or trick another person, but the plan backfires and they end up becoming the victim of fear or the same trick themselves. It is similar to the concept of 'the tables being turned' or 'the prankster getting pranked.'

This proverb emphasizes that while the forms, shapes, or appearances of things might differ, their fundamental essence remains the same. Just as different pots are made from the same clay, all humans have the same origin despite their social divisions or physical differences. It is used to point out underlying unity or to challenge superficial discrimination.

This proverb highlights the difference in sensibilities between refined, cultured individuals and uncouth or ignorant people. A person of high status or education cares about their reputation and the power of words (literary criticism or moral condemnation), whereas a crude or ignorant person is indifferent to such intellectual or social consequences because they lack the refinement to understand them.