విస్తరి కొదవ, సంసారపు కొదవ తీర్చేవారెవరు?
vistari kodava, samsarapu kodava tirchevarevaru?
Who can fill the deficiency of a leaf-plate or the deficiency of a family life?
This proverb highlights that personal needs and family responsibilities are endless and subjective. Just as one can always find a reason to say their meal plate (vistari) isn't full enough, family problems (samsaram) are continuous and internal; no outsider can truly resolve or fully satisfy these perennial lacks.
Related Phrases
ఆర్చేవారేకాని తీర్చేవారు లేరు.
archevarekani tirchevaru leru.
There are people to console, but none to resolve the problem.
This expression is used to describe a situation where many people offer sympathy or words of comfort (crying along with you), but no one actually steps forward to provide a practical solution or financial help to end the trouble.
ఆరితేరిన వారే గానీ తీర్చేవారు లేరు
ariterina vare gani tirchevaru leru
There are many who complain/shout, but none who solve the problem.
This expression is used to describe a situation where many people are ready to point out problems, criticize, or complain loudly, but nobody is willing to take responsibility or provide a constructive solution.
ఆర్చేవా, తీర్చేవా, అక్కర వస్తే ములిగేవా.
archeva, tircheva, akkara vaste muligeva.
Would you comfort me, or remove my grief, or if necessary would you plunge [ into the water to save me ] ? Asking proofs of professed friendship. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
This expression is used to question or describe the reliability of a person or a resource. It refers to three types of help: one who consoles or calms a situation (archeva), one who actually solves the problem (tircheva), or one who fails or 'drowns' (muligeva) exactly when they are needed most. It is often used to critique someone who is useless or unreliable during a crisis.
విస్తరి కొదవా సంసారపు కొదవా తీర్చేవారు లేరు.
vistari kodava samsarapu kodava tirchevaru leru.
There are none who can remedy the defect in a platter or in a family. It is difficult to entertain people to their satisfaction, or to remove all dissensions in a family.
This proverb highlights the infinite nature of human desires and needs. Just as there is always something missing on a dinner plate (leaf) and family problems are never-ending, no external person can ever truly resolve or fulfill every deficiency in one's personal or domestic life. It suggests that contentment must come from within as external needs are perpetual.
పాటు కలిగితే కూటికి కొదవా?
patu kaligite kutiki kodava?
If you get work, will food be wanting ?
This proverb emphasizes the value of hard work and self-reliance. It means that as long as a person is willing to put in physical effort and work hard, they will never have to worry about basic necessities like food. It is used to encourage someone to be industrious rather than lazy or dependent on others.
కుమ్మరికి కుండల కొదవన్నట్లు
kummariki kundala kodavannatlu
As if a potter has a shortage of pots.
This proverb describes a situation where a person lacks the very thing they produce or specialize in. It is used to point out the irony when an expert or a provider does not have access to their own services or products for personal use.
ఆర్చేవారే గాని, తీర్చేవారు లేరు
archevare gani, tirchevaru leru
There are comforters but no real helpers.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where many people offer sympathy or words of comfort (consolation), but no one actually steps forward to help solve the problem or clear the debt. It highlights the gap between verbal empathy and practical assistance.
కంచే చేను మేస్తే కాచేవారెవరు?
kanche chenu meste kachevarevaru?
If the fence itself eats the crop, who will protect it?
This proverb is used to describe a situation where the person or entity responsible for protecting something is the one who ends up exploiting or destroying it. It is commonly applied to cases of corruption, breach of trust, or when authorities fail in their duties.
నిత్యం చచ్చేవారికి ఏడ్చేవారెవరు?
nityam chachchevariki edchevarevaru?
Who are the mourners over people that die every day ? Those who always say their death is near. Said of a man continually requiring to be corrected in his work.
This proverb is used to describe a situation where a person constantly creates or faces the same trouble. When someone is perpetually in a state of self-inflicted misery or repetitive drama, others eventually lose sympathy and stop caring or helping. It highlights the exhaustion of empathy toward those who do not learn from their mistakes or who constantly complain about recurring issues.
ఆర్చేవారు లేరు తీర్చేవారు లేరు అడుగున పడితే లేవదీసేవారు లేరు
archevaru leru tirchevaru leru aduguna padite levadisevaru leru
There is no one to soothe, no one to resolve, and no one to lift you up if you fall to the bottom.
This expression describes a state of total helplessness and isolation. It is used when someone has no family, friends, or support system to offer comfort in grief, solve their problems, or help them recover from a downfall or financial crisis.