మూలలో చల్లిన ఉలవలు మూడు పువ్వులు ఆరు కాయలు

This proverb is used to describe a futile effort or helping someone who is ungrateful or incapable of improvement. Just as seeds sown on a bald head are wasted and won't grow, whereas even on a rubbish heap (dibba) they might at least serve as fertilizer or sprout, it suggests that your resources or efforts are better spent anywhere else rather than on a completely useless or unappreciative person.

This is a traditional agricultural proverb related to the lunar mansion (Nakshatra) calendar. It warns farmers that sowing seeds during the Uttara period often leads to crop diseases like grain smut (Ula), suggesting that the timing is unfavorable for a healthy harvest.

This expression describes a situation where someone provides the wrong resources but expects a specific, different result. It is used to mock illogical demands or impossible expectations where the input does not match the desired output.

This agricultural proverb signifies that seeds sown during the Magha rain cycle (Karthi) do not yield a proper harvest; rather, they fail or remain as mere spots in the soil. It is used to emphasize the importance of timing and that efforts made at the wrong time lead to wasted labor and failure.

This is an agricultural proverb highlighting the resilience of horse gram (ulavalu). It implies that with even a tiny amount of soil moisture, horse gram can survive and yield a harvest even when sown during the late or less favorable Moola Karthi season. It is used to describe things that are highly resilient or require very little to succeed.

This expression is used to describe an action that is done at the completely wrong time or season, leading to inevitable failure. In traditional agriculture, horse gram must be sown during specific lunar mansions (nakshatras); sowing them during Moola or Jyeshtha is considered futile as they will not yield a harvest.

This proverb describes a person who is so cruel or heartless that they have harmed their own closest kin. For such a person, harming others (like an aunt or distant relative) is a trivial matter. It is used to warn others about a person's character; if someone doesn't spare their own family, they certainly won't spare you.

This expression is used to describe an impossible or extremely difficult task involving bringing together people or things that have a tendency to scatter or remain individualistic. Just as tiny, round mustard seeds roll away and cannot be easily formed into a solid ball, it refers to the difficulty of achieving unity or consensus among a group of disjointed entities.

This proverb emphasizes the critical importance of timing and opportunity. It suggests that when the conditions are perfect or the timing is right, success can be achieved even with minimal effort or in less-than-ideal circumstances. It is used to advise someone to wait for the opportune moment before taking action.

This proverb refers to the intense heat experienced during the Bharani Karthi season. It suggests that crops or plants sown during this specific time are subjected to such extreme heat that they become scorched or 'burning' like a shell full of fire. It is used to describe the peak of the summer season in traditional agricultural wisdom.