పానకంలో పుడక
panakamlo pudaka
A stick in the Panakam (sweet drink)
This expression is used to describe an unwanted or unnecessary interruption, or a person who acts as a spoilsport in an otherwise pleasant situation. Panakam is a delicious festive drink, and a small twig or stick found in it is considered an annoyance that ruins the experience.
Related Phrases
వర్షాకాలంలో వరదలు, ఎండాకాలంలో వడగాలులు
varshakalamlo varadalu, endakalamlo vadagalulu
Floods in the rainy season, heatwaves in the summer season.
This expression is used to describe the predictable yet harsh realities or inevitable natural occurrences associated with specific times or situations. It implies that every season or phase of life comes with its own set of inherent challenges that one must expect and endure.
ఎండకాలంలో ఏకులు వడికి, వానాకాలంలో వడ్లు దంచినట్లు.
endakalamlo ekulu vadiki, vanakalamlo vadlu danchinatlu.
Like spinning cotton in summer and pounding rice in the rainy season.
This expression refers to poor planning or performing tasks at the most inconvenient and difficult times. Spinning cotton (ekulu vadakadam) is better done when there is humidity (monsoon) to prevent the fiber from breaking, while pounding rice (vadlu danchadam) requires dry weather. Doing them in reverse leads to unnecessary hardship and inefficiency.
ఏట్లో ఉదకము ఉన్నది సూర్యదేవా
etlo udakamu unnadi suryadeva
There is water in the river, O Sûryadeva! Said by an irreligious fellow, too lazy to bring water as an oblation to the Sun. 3
This expression is used to describe a situation where someone offers something to a person that already belongs to them, or uses a person's own resources to honor or serve them. It is often used in the context of 'Arghyam' (offering water to the Sun), where one takes water from the river and pours it back into the river while praying to the Sun, effectively offering the Sun's own creation back to him.
పానకంలో పుడకలాగా
panakamlo pudakalaga
Like a splinter in the panakam (sweet drink).
This expression is used to describe a person or a thing that acts as a nuisance or an obstacle in an otherwise pleasant or smooth situation. Just as a small piece of wood or a splinter ruins the experience of drinking a delicious sweet beverage, this refers to an unwelcome interruption.
పానకంలో పుడక
panakamlo pudaka
A small stick in the sweet syrup
This expression is used to describe a person or an obstacle that disrupts a smooth or pleasant situation. Similar to the English idiom 'a fly in the ointment', it refers to a minor but annoying interference that spoils the enjoyment of something good.
ఆ పప్పు ఈ నీళ్లకు ఉడకదు.
a pappu i nillaku udakadu.
That pulse cannot be cooked with this water. The pulse alluded to is the Cajanus Indicus commonly called Dâl (Hind.) It requires to be boiled in good sweet water to make it soft and fit for eating. A phrase similar to "That game won't pay," "That cock won't fight."
This expression is used to indicate that a certain trick, manipulation, or strategy will not work with a particular person or in a specific situation. It is often said when someone realizes another person's ulterior motives and refuses to be fooled by them.
పానకంలో పుడక వలె
panakamlo pudaka vale
Like a splinter in a sweet drink (Panakam)
This expression is used to describe a person or an event that acts as an unnecessary interruption or a minor annoyance in an otherwise pleasant or smooth situation. Just as a small stick or splinter ruins the experience of drinking a delicious beverage, this refers to a 'spoilsport' or a 'fly in the ointment.'
తప్పులేనివాణ్ని ఉప్పులో వేయమన్నాడట
tappulenivanni uppulo veyamannadata
Put the faultless man into the salt. If you cannot ruin him in any other way, put him into the Salt Depart- ment—there, you can easily bring a charge of dishonesty against him and get rid of him.
This proverb is used to describe an illogical, unjust, or tyrannical person who punishes someone innocent. Just as putting someone in salt is painful and destructive, the saying highlights the height of injustice where a person who has done nothing wrong is subjected to severe punishment due to someone's whim or arrogance.
పానకములో పుడక
panakamulo pudaka
A little stick in a sweet drink.
An interfering hindrance or a nuisance can be irritating. One who pokes one’s nose in a business not one’s own is disliked by all. It is wise for one to keep off other people’s affairs and mind one’s own business.
నరకంలో కరుణలేదు, నాకంలో మరణం లేదు.
narakamlo karunaledu, nakamlo maranam ledu.
There is no mercy in Hell; there is no death in Heaven.
This expression highlights the fundamental characteristics of the afterlife realms in Hindu mythology: Hell (Naraka) is a place of absolute punishment where no sympathy is shown, while Heaven (Nakalu/Swarga) is a place of eternal life where the concept of mortality does not exist. It is used to describe situations of extremes or the inevitable nature of certain environments.