కుంజరాశియున్న గుహప్రవేశించునే సత్యహీనమైన జంబుకంబు

This expression is used to emphasize that nothing is impossible for those who are truthful, courageous, or determined. It suggests that labeling something as impossible is a sign of weakness or a lack of integrity, encouraging persistence and self-confidence instead.

This proverb suggests that one's social standing or birth is less important than the qualities, luck, or divine blessings they possess. In a practical sense, it is often used to emphasize that even if a person comes from a humble background, they should possess good fortune or the strength of character to succeed.

This expression is used to describe someone who enters a situation or a place in a small or humble way but quickly gains control or creates a significant, often unexpected, impact. It can also describe something that starts as a minor issue but escalates into a complex or painful problem.

This expression is used to convey that adultery or having an illicit relationship with another person's spouse leads to immediate misery, social disgrace, and moral downfall, equating the consequences to experiencing hell while still alive.

This expression is used to describe a situation where someone intentionally brings a source of trouble, misfortune, or a nuisance into their own environment or home. It refers to a person who creates their own problems by associating with something or someone inherently problematic.

This expression refers to bringing something extremely unlucky, troublesome, or dangerous into a community or household. In Telugu folklore, monitor lizards are traditionally associated with bad luck or 'shani'; bringing one home is seen as inviting disaster through one's own foolish actions.

Eccentric conduct.

This expression refers to someone who is extremely cunning, manipulative, or intrusive. It describes a person who starts with a small, seemingly harmless entry or request and quickly gains control or creates a significant impact, often in a deceptive or overwhelming manner.

This expression describes a situation where one person experiences a joyful or auspicious milestone while another person simultaneously faces a tragedy or disaster. It is used to highlight sharp contrasts in fortune within the same household or group, or to describe a bitter-sweet moment where a gain is offset by a severe loss.

Applied to a great calamity happening when most unlooked for. Also to a luckless woman. After a dream of a wedding comes a corpse.

This proverb is used to describe someone who knowingly or unknowingly brings a source of misfortune, bad luck, or a huge problem into their own home or community. In Telugu folklore, carrying a monitor lizard (udumu) is traditionally considered a bad omen that brings ruin to the place it enters.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person of very low status or limited capability tries to help, challenge, or belittle someone of great stature or power who is facing a temporary setback. It highlights the vast difference in capabilities between two entities.