వంటలక్కను వయలుబండిమీద తెచ్చి, తోటకూరకు ఎసరెంత అంటే, చంకచేతెడు పెట్టమన్నదట.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is extremely stingy or excessively calculative over trivial matters. It mocks someone who tries to negotiate or find a bargain even when the price is already negligibly low, often missing the bigger picture due to their pettiness.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is extremely literal-minded or childishly stubborn. It refers to a situation where a compliment or a metaphor is taken literally, leading to unnecessary demands or a fuss. It mocks the lack of common sense or the tendency to misinterpret figurative speech.

This proverb is used to describe a situation where someone who is supposedly an expert or highly sought-after professional turns out to be incompetent or lacks common sense. It highlights the irony of putting in immense effort to find someone 'special' only for them to make ridiculous or wasteful demands for a simple task.

This proverb describes a person who boasts or maintains high appearances (symbolized by the slightly more 'sophisticated' Malabar spinach) despite their actual circumstances being humble or common (represented by the everyday Amaranth). It is used to mock people who act superior but live ordinary lives, or those who pretend to be picky about things they cannot afford.

This proverb is used to describe a person who is extremely selfish and lacks empathy. It highlights a situation where someone expresses their departure or pain, but the listener is only concerned about their own needs or who will perform the departing person's chores. It is used to mock people who only care about their work getting done.

This expression is used to describe a person who tries to offer a single, cheap, or insignificant item to fulfill multiple obligations or to please many people. It highlights stinginess or the act of making a small gesture seem like a grand contribution.

The Daśa Dânâlu ( ten gifts to Brahmans ) are as follows :— గోభూతిలహిరణ్యాజ్యవాసోధాన్యగుడానిచ। రౌప్యంలవణమిత్యేతేదశదానాఃప్రకీర్తితాః॥ A cow; land; sesamum seed; gold; ghee; cloth; grain; molasses; silver; and salt. Cheating the Brahmans.

This expression is used when someone goes to an extreme or unnecessary length to accomplish a very simple or minor task. It highlights a lack of proportion, suggesting that the effort or cost involved is far greater than what the situation actually requires.

This proverb is used to mock someone who pretends to be a great expert or professional in a simple task but asks the most basic, common-sense questions. It highlights the irony of giving too much importance to someone for a trivial skill, only for them to display incompetence or a lack of basic knowledge.

This proverb is used to describe something that is very easy to accomplish or a person who is easily convinced or subdued. Just as amaranth (thotakura) is so tender that it doesn't need extra water to cook beyond what clings to it after washing, some tasks require minimal effort or some people are very soft-natured.

This expression is used to mock someone who is unnecessarily bothered or offended by something when the people directly involved are perfectly fine. It highlights the absurdity of an outsider reacting more strongly than the principal parties, similar to the English sentiment of being 'more Catholic than the Pope.'

Kanda is the Arum Campanulatum; Chêma is the Colocasia Antiquorum; Tôṭakûra is applied to the Amaranthus Oleraceus, and other herbs. When a man's relatives and friends won't assist him, why should help be expected from a mere acquaintance ?