నమ్మి నడివీథిలో వేసినవారు ఎవరు?
nammi nadivithilo vesinavaru evaru?
Who throws [ his property ] into the middle of the street and trusts it there?
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone has been betrayed or abandoned by the very person they placed their full trust in. It highlights the vulnerability of trusting someone blindly and the devastating consequence of being left helpless (in the middle of the street) when that trust is broken.
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నమ్మి నడివీధిలో వేసిన వారెవరు?
nammi nadividhilo vesina varevaru?
Who is it that trusted and ended up being thrown into the middle of the street?
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone who placed their complete trust in another person or system ends up being betrayed, abandoned, or left helpless. It highlights the vulnerability of blind faith and the harsh consequences of broken trust.
కట్టినవారు ఒకరు అయితే, కాపురం చేసేవారు మరొకరు
kattinavaru okaru ayite, kapuram chesevaru marokaru
The builder [of a house] is one and he who lives in it is another. " He that buildeth, [ let him be ] as he that shall not dwell therein." 2 Esdras xvi. 42.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where one person puts in all the hard work, investment, or effort to create something, but a different person ultimately reaps the benefits or enjoys the results. It highlights the irony of life where the creator and the consumer are often different people.
అందరూ అందలం ఎక్కితే, మోసేవారు ఎవరు?
andaru andalam ekkite, mosevaru evaru?
If all get into the palankin, who will be the bearers ? You a lady, I a lady, who is to drive out the sow? (Ollician.)
This proverb highlights the necessity of a social hierarchy and division of labor. It implies that if everyone wants to be the leader or hold a position of comfort and authority, no one will be left to do the actual work. It is used when everyone in a group expects to be served or wants a high-status role without contributing effort.
తేలుకు ఎవరు అపకారం చేశారు?
teluku evaru apakaram chesharu?
Who did evil to the scorpion ? Thoroughly bad by nature injuring others without provocation.
This rhetorical question is used to describe someone who is inherently malicious or harmful by nature, regardless of how they are treated. Just as a scorpion stings without provocation or reason, some people cause trouble or hurt others simply because it is in their character, not because they were wronged.
కుమ్మరి వీధిలో కుండలు అమ్మినట్టు
kummari vidhilo kundalu amminattu
Like selling pots in potters' street.
This proverb is used to describe a redundant or futile action where someone tries to sell or teach something to a group of people who are already experts or have an abundance of that specific thing. It highlights a lack of common sense in choosing the right audience for one's skills or goods.
చెప్పినంత చేసేవారు శివునికన్నా వేరే ఎవరూ లేరు.
cheppinanta chesevaru shivunikanna vere evaru leru.
Besides Siva, there is no other who is as good as his word.
This proverb highlights the rarity of people who fulfill their promises completely. It implies that while many people make tall claims or give advice, only a divine or exceptionally principled person like Lord Shiva follows through on their word exactly as stated. It is used to describe absolute reliability and integrity.
నిత్యం చచ్చేవారికి ఏడ్చేవారెవరు?
nityam chachchevariki edchevarevaru?
Who are the mourners over people that die every day ? Those who always say their death is near. Said of a man continually requiring to be corrected in his work.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly creates or faces the same trouble. When someone is perpetually in a state of self-inflicted misery or repetitive drama, others eventually lose sympathy and stop caring or helping. It highlights the exhaustion of empathy toward those who do not learn from their mistakes or who constantly complain about recurring issues.
అంగటివీథిలో అబ్బా అంటే, ఎవరికి పుట్టినావురా కొడకా అన్నట్టు.
angativithilo abba ante, evariki puttinavura kodaka annattu.
When addressed [by his son] in the bazar as "Father," he replied, "Son! unto whom wert thou born?"
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone makes a general remark or expresses pain/need, and a stranger or bystander responds with an unnecessarily intrusive, mocking, or irrelevant personal question. It highlights the lack of empathy or the absurdity of some people's reactions to others' distress in public.
Want of natural affection. Selfish indifference.
అన్నవారు బాగున్నారు, పడ్డవారు బాగున్నారు, నడుమ ఉన్నవారే నలిగి చచ్చారు.
annavaru bagunnaru, paddavaru bagunnaru, naduma unnavare naligi chachcharu.
Those who said it are fine, those who fell are fine, but those in the middle were crushed to death.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where two opposing parties involved in a conflict or a transaction remain unscathed, while the innocent intermediaries or bystanders suffer the most. It highlights the plight of the middleman or the common person caught in the crossfire of others' actions.
తేలుకు ఎవరు అపకారము చేసినారు?
teluku evaru apakaramu chesinaru?
Who has done any harm to the scorpion?
This expression is used to highlight the innate nature of some people or creatures to cause harm even without provocation. Just as a scorpion stings naturally without being provoked, some individuals exhibit malicious behavior regardless of how others treat them. It serves as a rhetorical question to suggest that bad behavior is often a result of one's character rather than a reaction to external injury.