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All the pure gold changes into bran. In time of adversity or famine the well-to-do are reduced to beggary. C'f. The story of the prodigal son and that of the five Pandavas in exile. “ To-day in finery, to-mowow in filth.
All the pure gold changes into bran. In time of adversity or famine the well-to-do are reduced to beggary. C'f. The story of the prodigal son and that of the five Pandavas in exile. “ To-day in finery, to-mowow in filth.
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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.
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Wheu a. woman with twitching feet came into the house, she destroyed what was in the house. 117. Grair e'iLGa'sgb 56101116111, Quna'vgnb ggéuzréaig. When she came to my house as a young flourishing girl, my gold became an unlucky straw.
Wheu a. woman with twitching feet came into the house, she destroyed what was in the house. 117. Grair e'iLGa'sgb 56101116111, Quna'vgnb ggéuzréaig. When she came to my house as a young flourishing girl, my gold became an unlucky straw.
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All houses have an earthen fire-place, a fire-place of gold exists nowhere. ' Refers to the degenerate state of mankind with its wants and sorrows. “ Every man has his fault.
All houses have an earthen fire-place, a fire-place of gold exists nowhere. ' Refers to the degenerate state of mankind with its wants and sorrows. “ Every man has his fault.
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Inhalt
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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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