A Classical Collection of Tamil ProverbsRoutledge, 15.10.2013 - 528 Seiten First 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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... look into a Marathi proverb collection , and when I asked for a translation of the first proverb in the book I found it to be ours : " The dancing girl , who could not dance , said that the hall was not big enough . ' But which is which ...
... look into a Marathi proverb collection , and when I asked for a translation of the first proverb in the book I found it to be ours : " The dancing girl , who could not dance , said that the hall was not big enough . ' But which is which ...
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... drawbacks , it seems to me that it is only when we have arranged the proverbs in groups or families that we are able to see what the proverbs teach us . I do not look B upon the arrangement introduced by me as at all final PREFAC E. 1X.
... drawbacks , it seems to me that it is only when we have arranged the proverbs in groups or families that we are able to see what the proverbs teach us . I do not look B upon the arrangement introduced by me as at all final PREFAC E. 1X.
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... Look for instance at the family on ostentation or -one of the chief Indian sins , according to the proverbs at least - in what a variety of language is vanity rebuked ! Another advantage of the family arrangement is that as a number of ...
... Look for instance at the family on ostentation or -one of the chief Indian sins , according to the proverbs at least - in what a variety of language is vanity rebuked ! Another advantage of the family arrangement is that as a number of ...
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... look to the West or to the East we find that figurative speech always has great influence over the masses . I suppose this was the reason why Jesus , who " knew what was in man , " " spake unto the multitude in parables ; and without a ...
... look to the West or to the East we find that figurative speech always has great influence over the masses . I suppose this was the reason why Jesus , who " knew what was in man , " " spake unto the multitude in parables ; and without a ...
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... look deeply into the recesses of the native heart . Nothing else can throw so much light on the daily practice of the Indians as do the proverbs . And if one could publish the obscene ones also , which often contain most striking truths ...
... look deeply into the recesses of the native heart . Nothing else can throw so much light on the daily practice of the Indians as do the proverbs . And if one could publish the obscene ones also , which often contain most striking truths ...
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 |