indian proverbs

Indian proverbs From Wikiquote This article needs cleanup. Please review Wikiquote:Templates to determine how to edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. This page is for proverbs from any of the languages of India. There are 17 official languages and many more dialects (almost 500) in India. Note that proverbs in Kannada can be copy-pasted into Baraha(free transliteration software)[1] (http://www.baraha.com/) to see them in its actual script. See List of Indian Languages at Wikipedia See also: Bengali proverbs, Malayalam proverbs, Tamil proverbs, Telugu proverbs, Hindi proverbs, Kannada proverbs, Sanskrit proverbs A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A आलीया भोगासी, असावे सादर.(Marathi) Aada theriyadhava koodam konal endralam (Tamil) ஆட ெதயாதவ ட ேகாண எறாளா ஆட ெதயாதவ ட ேகாண எறாளா ஆட ெதயாதவ ட ேகாண எறாளா ஆட ெதயாதவ ட ேகாண எறாளா ஆட ெதயாதவ ேமைட ேகாண எறானா ஆட ெதயாதவ ேமைட ேகாண எறானா ஆட ெதயாதவ ேமைட ேகாண எறானா ஆட ெதயாதவ ேமைட ேகாண எறானா Literal: The woman who did not know how to dance called the stage as not proper. Translation: Bad workman blame their tools. Hindi : नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा। नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा। नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा। नाच न जाने आंगन टेढ़ा। Hindi Transliteration : Naach naa jaane aangan tedha. Oriya Equivalent: Chali Na jani batara dosa.(Some show defects of road, who don't know how to walk perfectly.) Telugu Translation : Aadaleka madhela vodu annatlu. Aasa laavu peeka sannam (Telugu) ఆశ లవ ీక సనం ఆశ లవ ీక సనం ఆశ లవ ీక సనం ఆశ లవ ీక సనం (Telugu) Literal: Fat desire, thin throat. Translation:To desire for more than one what one can handle. English Equivalent: To bite more than one can chew. Ati shahaana tyaacha bail rikaama (Marathi) आग रामेर आण बंब सोमेर आग रामेर आण बंब सोमेर आग रामेर आण बंब सोमेर आग रामेर आण बंब सोमेर - Aag Rameshwari Aanee Bamb Someshwari (Marathi) Literal: Fire in Rameshwar (city at southern tip of India) and firefighting in Someshwar (city in North India) Translation: The problem is one thing and the solution is given for something else. Bengali equivalent: ? । Chhele koTa? na puRiye khabO. , । । । । - age rUp nehari, pore guN bichari. (Bengali) Literal: Looks attracts first, quality qualifies later. (Malayalam) Literal: The other side will be green when you are in this side Page 1 of 23 Indian proverbs - Wikiquote 8/29/2009 file://C:\Documents and Settings\ghfgfhf\My Documents\Indian proverbs - Wikiquote.htm