వెర్రి మొద్దుకేల వేద శాస్త్రాలు?

verri moddukela veda shastralu?

Translation

Why do the Vedas and Shastras matter to a foolish blockhead?

Meaning

This proverb is used to point out the futility of sharing profound knowledge, wisdom, or sophisticated ideas with someone who lacks the basic intelligence or common sense to appreciate them. It is similar to the English expression 'casting pearls before swine.'

Related Phrases

She said, 'A nail has grown on the finger, let's move out and live separately, you foolish husband.'

This proverb is used to mock someone who looks for any trivial or absurd excuse to break away from a family or group. It specifically satirizes the tendency of someone looking for the smallest reason to initiate a separation or to live independently without a valid cause.

What has a dunderhead to do with the Vedas and the Śāstras?

This expression is used to describe a situation where sophisticated knowledge, wisdom, or valuable items are wasted on someone who lacks the intelligence, capacity, or character to appreciate or understand them. It is similar to the English proverb 'casting pearls before swine'.

Experience is the scripture, words are the mantras.

This expression emphasizes that practical experience is the truest form of knowledge, more reliable than any book. It suggests that if one has wisdom through experience, their words gain the power and influence of sacred chants (mantras). It is used to highlight the importance of practical wisdom over theoretical learning.

Is he a born Śāstrî or a deplomated Śāstrî ? Said also of a Somayājī ( No. 2053 ).

This expression is used to question whether someone's skills, status, or behavior are natural and inherent (by birth) or artificial and acquired through external effort or pretense (put on). It highlights the difference between genuine character and a facade.

All the scriptures [studied], while urinating standing up.

This expression is used to mock someone who possesses vast knowledge or theoretical wisdom but lacks basic discipline, manners, or practical common sense. It highlights the irony of a person who claims to be highly educated or spiritual yet behaves in a crude or unrefined manner.

Auction madness. Said of foolish extravagance.

Used to describe a situation where a large group of people mindlessly follow a trend or imitate others without thinking, similar to a 'herd mentality' or 'mass hysteria'.

Madness takes a thousand forms.

Each person has his/her own types of odd behavior and thinks that that behavior quite normal. Honest criticism by well-meaning friends can help people in realizing the truth about themselves and take appropriate corrective measures.

Crazed auction, sheep's crossing

This expression refers to 'herd mentality' or 'blindly following others'. Like a flock of sheep where if one jumps into a pit, the rest follow without thinking, it describes people who mindlessly imitate others or follow a trend just because everyone else is doing it.

Every man's folly is pleasure to himself. Fools are pleased with their own blunders.

This proverb suggests that people find satisfaction or happiness in their own peculiar habits, eccentricities, or obsessions, even if others find them foolish or irrational. It is used to express that what might seem like 'madness' to an observer is actually a source of personal pleasure for the individual.

The generosity of Velamas and the theological arguments of Satani.

This proverb is used to describe things that are perceived as being excessive or never-ending. Velamas were historically known for their grand, sometimes extravagant generosity, while the Satani community was known for lengthy, intricate religious or philosophical debates. It implies that once these actions start, they go on to an extreme degree.