Parallel proverbs

[Narayana Sateesh Pillai]

English: When in Rome do what the Romans do.
Malayalam: nAdOdumbol naduvayOdannam
or
chaera thinuna nAttil chenAl naduthundam thinnanam.
(I am very poor in transliteration - I'll write the translation).
when your country runs, run in the middle!
or
when you go to a country that eats snakes, eat the biggest piece!

English: Where there's a will there's a way
Malayalam: If you want it to, the jackfruit will grow even in the roots!

English: Many drops make a big ocean
Malayalam: (same as above)

That's all for now. Others in ack are free to transliterate.

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[Ajit K. Nair]

[2] Tamil: ciRu thuLi peru veLLam
English: Little drops of water make a mighty ocean.
Hindi: boond boond karkE talaav bharta hai.
Malayalam:pala thuLi peru veLam

[3] Tamil: orE kallil reNdu maankaay.
Hindi: Ek panth, dO kaarya.
English: To kill two birds in one stone.
Malayalam:oru vedikku randu pakshi

Ajit Nair

[eswar...@iscsvax.uni.edu]

In article <1992Dec26....@news.ysu.edu>, ah...@yfn.ysu.edu
(Sundara Pandian) writes:

I tried to add something to this a couple of days ago when this article
was new. But, unfortunaely, our stupid network wen down and my posting
misteriously disappeared. Any way I am, now, trying again.

> [2] Tamil: ciRu thuLi peru veLLam
> English: Little drops of water make a mighty ocean.
> Hindi: boond boond karkE talaav bharta hai.

Another english expression for this would be this: Many a little makes
a mickle.

> [5] Tamil: mannan evvazhi, makkaL avvazhi.
> Hindi: jaisaa raja, vaisa prajaa.
> Marati: jasa raja tashi prajaa

It seems to me that the English people apply a reverse (perverse?)
logic for this saying. They say "People get the rulers whom they deserve"

> [7] English: To make a mountain of a molehill
> Hindi: Raai ka pahad banana
> Marati: Raai cha parvat banaone
>
Malayalam: 'Chu' Ennu paranjal 'Chundanga' Ennaakkuka
>
> [8] English: As you sow, as you reap
> Hindi: Jo karega so bharega
> Marati: Jasey peravey tasey oogavtey
> Tamil: vidhai vidhaiththaan, thinai aRuppaan.

Malayalam: Vithachchavan Koyyum

> [10] English: Cut your coat according to your cloth.
> Hindi: jitni chaadar dekho, utne pair phailaao.
> Tamil: maavukkEtha paNiyaaram.

Malayalam: Thala MaraNNu Enna ThEkkaruthu

>
> [12] Tamil : Nirai kudam thalumbaathu; kurai kudam thalumbum.
> English: Empty vessels make much noise.
> Hindi: Thotha Chana Baje Ghana.
> Adh Jal Gagri Chhalkat jaye.
Malayalam: Nira Kudam Thulumbilla

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