పన్నెండు ఆమడల మధ్య బ్రాహ్మణుడు లేకపోతే యజ్ఞం చేయిస్తానన్నాడట.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone settles for a substitute or an alternative when the original or preferred choice is unavailable. It highlights the human tendency to find a replacement, sometimes even an inappropriate or simplified one, just to fill a void.

This is a sarcastic expression used to describe someone who, when they lack basic necessities, demands or expects high-end luxuries instead of seeking practical alternatives. It highlights the irony of having extravagant tastes or unrealistic expectations while being in a state of poverty or deprivation.

Said by an impertinent beggar when refused assistance by a stingy person.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is recklessly indifferent to warnings or signs of impending trouble. It mocks someone who, when cautioned about a small problem or a specific ritualistic requirement (like fasting on Ekaadasi), responds with extreme exaggeration or sarcasm instead of addressing the issue.

This proverb is used to describe people who boast or make grand claims about their abilities or achievements when there is no expert or authority present to verify them. It highlights the tendency of some to act brave or knowledgeable only when they face no accountability or challenge.

This expression is used to describe someone who makes grand, empty promises or boasts about doing something difficult only when they are certain that the necessary conditions or resources (in this case, a priest) are unavailable. It highlights hypocrisy or a lack of genuine intent to follow through.

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 proverb describes people who are overly superstitious or pedantic about words, interpreting even neutral addresses as bad omens. 'Ekadasi' is associated with fasting (hunger/burning), and 'Dwadasi' is associated with breaking the fast (often linked to various rituals). It is used to mock those who find negative hidden meanings in harmless greetings or titles, or those who are perpetually cranky and reactionary regardless of how they are addressed.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone is invited or offered something that they have already prepared or provided for themselves. It highlights a redundant or insincere gesture of hospitality where the host isn't actually providing anything new or helpful.

This expression refers to someone who stands out as superior, talented, or graceful while surrounded by ordinary or inferior people. It is used to describe a person of quality in an environment where others lack that same refinement or skill.

This expression refers to a situation where someone is formally invited to do something they were already prepared or going to do anyway. It is used to describe a redundant or unnecessary invitation, or when someone tries to take credit for an action that the other person was already committed to performing.

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