రోగానికి, రాగానికి, భోగానికి అంతం లేదు
roganiki, raganiki, bhoganiki antam ledu
There is no end to disease, desire (music/attachment), and indulgence.
This proverb highlights the insatiable nature of three things: illnesses that can keep occurring, melodies or attachments (raga) that can be endless, and the pursuit of luxury or pleasure (bhoga) which never feels sufficient. It is used to suggest that one should practice moderation and detachment because these three aspects of life have no natural stopping point.
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రోగానికి మందుగాని, ఆయుష్షుకి మందుందా?
roganiki mandugani, ayushshuki mandunda?
There is a medicine for a disease, but is there a medicine for one's lifespan?
This expression is used to convey that while illnesses can be cured with medicine, death is inevitable when a person's natural time or lifespan comes to an end. It highlights the limitations of medical science against the natural cycle of life and destiny.
పోలికివచ్చిన భోగానికి, పొట్టేలుకువచ్చిన రోగానికి తిరుగులేదు
polikivachchina bhoganiki, pottelukuvachchina roganiki tiruguledu
There is no turning back for the luxury that comes from destiny, and the disease that strikes a ram.
This proverb highlights the inevitability of certain outcomes. Just as a ram (often sacrificial) cannot escape its fate once it falls ill, or as one cannot avoid the comforts/fortunes destined for them, some situations are unavoidable and irreversible once they set in motion. It is used to describe certainties or fated events.
నీ మొగుడికి రాగిపోగులే అంటే, నీ మొగుడికి అవీ లేవు అందట
ni mogudiki ragipogule ante, ni mogudiki avi levu andata
When someone said 'Your husband only has copper earrings', the other replied 'At least yours has those; mine doesn't even have that much'
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone complains about a small deficiency or low quality, only to be met by someone in an even worse state. It highlights relative poverty or misfortune, suggesting that one should be grateful for what they have because others might lack even the basics.
అరనిముషం భోగానికి ఆరునెలలు రోగం
aranimusham bhoganiki arunelalu rogam
Six months of disease for half a minute of pleasure.
This proverb serves as a warning against seeking momentary physical pleasures or impulsive gratifications that lead to long-term suffering, health issues, or negative consequences. It emphasizes that the price paid for a fleeting moment of indulgence is often disproportionately high and enduring.
రాజుగారి మోజు భోగందానికి భోగం
rajugari moju bhogandaniki bhogam
The King's whim is a luxury for the courtesan.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone's passion, interest, or fancy for something results in an unexpected benefit or luxury for another. It highlights how the personal desires of those in power or wealth can become a source of livelihood or gain for others.
ఐశ్వర్యానికి అంతం లేదు, దారిద్ర్యానికి మొదలూ లేదు.
aishvaryaniki antam ledu, daridryaniki modalu ledu.
Wealth has no end, and poverty has no beginning.
This proverb highlights the boundlessness of human experience. It suggests that there is no limit to how much wealth one can accumulate (or how much greed one can have), while poverty is a deep abyss where it is often impossible to pinpoint where the struggle truly started or where it might finally resolve. It is used to describe the infinite nature of prosperity and the cycle of deprivation.
ఆచారానికి అంతం లేదు, అనాచారానికి ఆది లేదు.
acharaniki antam ledu, anacharaniki adi ledu.
There is no end to tradition, and no beginning to bad practices.
This proverb highlights that customs and rituals can be expanded infinitely, while improper or uncultured behaviors have no traceable origin or foundation. It is often used to comment on how people constantly add new rules to traditions or how bad habits seem to exist without any rhyme or reason.
అత్త దానం స్వర్గానికి, కోడలి దానం నరకానికి
atta danam svarganiki, kodali danam narakaniki
Mother-in-law's charity leads to heaven, daughter-in-law's charity leads to hell
This proverb highlights unfair bias and double standards within household dynamics. It describes a situation where the same action is judged differently based on who performs it; the mother-in-law's actions are praised while the daughter-in-law's identical actions are criticized.
భోగానికి రోగమే సాక్షి
bhoganiki rogame sakshi
Disease is the witness to indulgence
This proverb warns that excessive indulgence in physical or worldly pleasures eventually leads to ill health or suffering. It is used to emphasize the importance of moderation and the inevitable consequences of over-enjoyment.
పెడదారికి పెద్దరోగానికి మందులేదు
pedadariki peddaroganiki manduledu
There is no medicine for the wrong path and a major disease.
This proverb is used to emphasize that once someone chooses a morally corrupt or deviant path (pedadari), it is as incurable as a terminal illness. It suggests that behavioral reformation is often impossible once a person is set in their bad ways, just as some great diseases have no cure.