ఒకరిని ఇద్దరిని చంపితేనేగాని, వైద్యుడు కాడు.

This rhetorical question is used to emphasize human equality. It suggests that despite differences in social status, wealth, or caste, all human beings are fundamentally the same and experience pain and suffering in the same way. It is typically used to challenge discrimination or unfair treatment.

This expression warns against the dangers of insincere praise. It suggests that flattery is harmful because it makes the giver a hypocrite or a liar, and it makes the receiver arrogant or delusional, ultimately leading to the downfall of both parties.

This proverb highlights the extreme physical exhaustion and danger associated with primitive labor-intensive farming tools like the 'Etamu' (a traditional counterpoise water-lift). While Yama, the God of Death, takes lives one by one, the grueling toil of using such equipment is said to destroy the health and lives of several people simultaneously due to the sheer strain.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone wants something to happen, and coincidentally, the person in authority or the circumstances also suggest the same thing. It represents a 'win-win' situation or a happy coincidence where one's desires align perfectly with expert advice or necessity.

This proverb is equivalent to the English saying 'Physician, heal thyself.' It implies that a person should fix their own faults or problems before attempting to advise or fix others. It is used to point out hypocrisy or the irony of someone offering help when they themselves are in need of the same assistance.

This proverb is used to say that some tasks cannot be achieved through straightforward or gentle means; one must use a bit of cunning, force, or a change in tactics to get the job done. It is similar to the English expression 'Sometimes you have to play dirty to get what you want'.

This proverb is used to mock people who make empty promises based on future events that are unlikely to benefit them. In the past, people fell sick mostly in the months of Ashada and Shravana; by Kartika, health usually improved. A doctor promising to make jewelry from Kartika earnings is ironic because his business (treating patients) would actually decrease then. It highlights the foolishness of counting on unrealistic or contradictory future gains.

This expression is used to signify that certain consequences or outcomes cannot occur unless a specific preliminary action or event takes place first. It emphasizes the logical order of events, often used in a cynical or blunt manner to point out that a process must be initiated before its end result (even a negative one) can be realized.

This proverb describes how certain professions benefit from the misfortunes of others. A doctor's income depends on people being sick, and a merchant (Vaishya) profits from scarcity or high prices during a famine. It is used to point out that one person's crisis can be another's opportunity.

This proverb is used when someone suggests or provides exactly what you were already hoping for or planning to do. It describes a situation where an external advice or command perfectly aligns with one's own hidden wishes, making it easy and desirable to follow.