A Classical Collection of Tamil ProverbsFirst Published in 2000. This is volume XIII of 14 in the Oriental Series based on India and its language and literature and is concerned with a collection of Tamil proverbs, along with translations and explanations. |
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And as the Hindu—and we might for that matter say the whole world—likes to hurt without hurting (Gama aQDng), that he may not burn his own fingers, he has in the proverbial literature material by the help of which he can indirectly ...
And as the Hindu—and we might for that matter say the whole world—likes to hurt without hurting (Gama aQDng), that he may not burn his own fingers, he has in the proverbial literature material by the help of which he can indirectly ...
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13 is not an indecent word in a Hindu home as yet. Would that no worse words were used in Hindu houses! Real life has dictated the proverbs, and as they are used in real life, so they should be quoted. Their meaning, their words and ...
13 is not an indecent word in a Hindu home as yet. Would that no worse words were used in Hindu houses! Real life has dictated the proverbs, and as they are used in real life, so they should be quoted. Their meaning, their words and ...
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This little sentence is put above the Title of almost every Hindu book. age/eh g?swr or quDo/Qm 5% are the most common. meet also with: EMUQ 52am ; g?an quub and other expressions. But we Jessie eeeew- ' God is love. (Upanishad.) ...
This little sentence is put above the Title of almost every Hindu book. age/eh g?swr or quDo/Qm 5% are the most common. meet also with: EMUQ 52am ; g?an quub and other expressions. But we Jessie eeeew- ' God is love. (Upanishad.) ...
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Patanattu Pillayar, the poet, used to eat with men of all castes, which is contrary to Hindu rule. His sister seeing this and thinking him better dead than so defiled baked a cake with poison in it and gave it to him.
Patanattu Pillayar, the poet, used to eat with men of all castes, which is contrary to Hindu rule. His sister seeing this and thinking him better dead than so defiled baked a cake with poison in it and gave it to him.
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... ca'vmr'raair QeulrqurrLLer/iaeir. Good people cannot do what a lucky day can do. 2211. All Hindus have a very great belief in the eflicacy of auspicious days. 96. 97. 98. 99. l 00. 101. 102. 103. 104. 2 FORTUNE. 9.
... ca'vmr'raair QeulrqurrLLer/iaeir. Good people cannot do what a lucky day can do. 2211. All Hindus have a very great belief in the eflicacy of auspicious days. 96. 97. 98. 99. l 00. 101. 102. 103. 104. 2 FORTUNE. 9.
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INDEX OF THE FIRST WORD OF EACH PROVERB | 405 |
AN INDEX OF NONINITIAL WORDS FROM THE BODY OF THE PROVERBS | 443 |
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bear beat beauty become better body born Brahmin break bring called carry caste child cloth comes dance daughter death desire destroyed devil drink evil eyes face fall father faults fear find fire first fool fruit gain girl give given goes gold hair hand head heart Hindu hold horse husband India ironically keep king learning leaves live look lost man’s married master meaning measure milk mother mother-in-law mouth never once one’s person poor prosperity proverb quarrel referred rice river ruined seek seen servant snake sorrow speak stone story Tamil tell things thinks thousand tree trouble truth village wedding wicked wife woman women young
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | A Classical Collection of Tamil Proverbs |
| Autor/in | Herman Jensen |
| Verlag | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1136387773, 9781136387777 |
| Länge | 528 Seiten |
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