A Classical Collection of Tamil ProverbsFirst Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
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... could have, so much influence with Indian women. Percival gave a translation to his collection and left it there. But a mere translation of a real proverb will not in most cases bring us into contact with its homely meaning.
... could have, so much influence with Indian women. Percival gave a translation to his collection and left it there. But a mere translation of a real proverb will not in most cases bring us into contact with its homely meaning.
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It would be thoroughly out of place in India to say :-—“ A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.” 'For the big chapter in this book on “ Sorrow and lamenta~ tion of women” 1 could hardly find any equivalent irom the English.
It would be thoroughly out of place in India to say :-—“ A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.” 'For the big chapter in this book on “ Sorrow and lamenta~ tion of women” 1 could hardly find any equivalent irom the English.
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Woman's dress plays a part in English proverbs, but it is jewelry which is here the all-important thing ; hence the tailor's shop plays the same part in Europe as the goldsmith's in India. In Indian. woman has had no trouble in dressing ...
Woman's dress plays a part in English proverbs, but it is jewelry which is here the all-important thing ; hence the tailor's shop plays the same part in Europe as the goldsmith's in India. In Indian. woman has had no trouble in dressing ...
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Perhaps some old grandmother, when telling stories to women and children inside the houses who are half asleep on their mats, may make some use of them. But we men of the nineteenth century, what on earth have we to do with obsolete ...
Perhaps some old grandmother, when telling stories to women and children inside the houses who are half asleep on their mats, may make some use of them. But we men of the nineteenth century, what on earth have we to do with obsolete ...
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... and careful Chetty is held up to ridicule or indirectly praised,- the shepherd's stupidity and the kuravan's rudeness is brought out; the ungrateful and deceitful friend is mercilessly rebuked,- the life of immoral women is censured ...
... and careful Chetty is held up to ridicule or indirectly praised,- the shepherd's stupidity and the kuravan's rudeness is brought out; the ungrateful and deceitful friend is mercilessly rebuked,- the life of immoral women is censured ...
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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