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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'For the big chapter in this book on “ Sorrow and lamenta~ tion of women” 1 could hardly find any equivalent irom the English. The English woman has been respected, while ' her Indian sister has met with very little respect, ...
'For the big chapter in this book on “ Sorrow and lamenta~ tion of women” 1 could hardly find any equivalent irom the English. The English woman has been respected, while ' her Indian sister has met with very little respect, ...
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In proverbs lies buried an endless store of criticism, encouragement, humour, sorrow and com~ plaint, referring to all classes of mankind from the unborn child to the grey-haired veteran. And as the Hindu—and we might for that matter ...
In proverbs lies buried an endless store of criticism, encouragement, humour, sorrow and com~ plaint, referring to all classes of mankind from the unborn child to the grey-haired veteran. And as the Hindu—and we might for that matter ...
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To my great sorrow Mr. Clayton was transferred rip-country at the beginning of this year. When he 19% there were still about 1,000 proverbs to be carried through the press, and up-country Mr. Clayton found it impossible to correct the ...
To my great sorrow Mr. Clayton was transferred rip-country at the beginning of this year. When he 19% there were still about 1,000 proverbs to be carried through the press, and up-country Mr. Clayton found it impossible to correct the ...
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Do. every man. has his faults no one sees his own fault to condemn others .. the fault in one person, the blame on another misconstruction wilful sin fault-finding . as you make your bed, so you nuist lie on it Slander Sorrow .
Do. every man. has his faults no one sees his own fault to condemn others .. the fault in one person, the blame on another misconstruction wilful sin fault-finding . as you make your bed, so you nuist lie on it Slander Sorrow .
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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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