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. |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 93
Seite iv
But the book-roused my interest afresh, and I took a Tamil munshi for about three years to go through all the proverbs I had found in other collections, and» those I now found in Mr. Lazarus's book, and also those I had collected myself ...
But the book-roused my interest afresh, and I took a Tamil munshi for about three years to go through all the proverbs I had found in other collections, and» those I now found in Mr. Lazarus's book, and also those I had collected myself ...
Seite xiii
The doctor and medicine for the poor ass is 'to go and roll itself in the dust of the street. Whatever is done to an ass, it cannot become a horse; in this sense the horse is used for something great and grand.
The doctor and medicine for the poor ass is 'to go and roll itself in the dust of the street. Whatever is done to an ass, it cannot become a horse; in this sense the horse is used for something great and grand.
Seite xvii
... but as long as they are realities, and play an important part in the life of the nation, we should let them go in their natural simplicity, and honour them in their natural dress. The Two Tamil Indemes. I might perhaps be blamed for ...
... but as long as they are realities, and play an important part in the life of the nation, we should let them go in their natural simplicity, and honour them in their natural dress. The Two Tamil Indemes. I might perhaps be blamed for ...
Seite 9
Even if an unlucky man gets a (large) measure of milk the cat will drink it. 96. “ He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose." J/erra/rqn'?
Even if an unlucky man gets a (large) measure of milk the cat will drink it. 96. “ He who is born to misfortune stumbles as he goes, and though he fall on his back will fracture his nose." J/erra/rqn'?
Seite 10
The fortunate need only touch earth, and it becomes gold. glam/51m? eg'qépgw'v g/thnu'a GolairQDLb, QQLJJGLWQQQLB Qaw watrGho. If one play the harlot, luck is needed; and if one go to steal, fortune is needed.
The fortunate need only touch earth, and it becomes gold. glam/51m? eg'qépgw'v g/thnu'a GolairQDLb, QQLJJGLWQQQLB Qaw watrGho. If one play the harlot, luck is needed; and if one go to steal, fortune is needed.
Was andere dazu sagen - Rezension schreiben
Es wurden keine Rezensionen gefunden.
Inhalt
| 1 | |
INDEX OF THE FIRST WORD OF EACH PROVERB | 405 |
AN INDEX OF NONINITIAL WORDS FROM THE BODY OF THE PROVERBS | 443 |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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 |
| Zitat exportieren | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |