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sumatee Satakamu---Siri Siri
- Mr. Siri Siri

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If a cur, at an auspicious moment, Is enthroned on a seat of gold Would it give up its old trait? Listen, O you, fair-minded! kanakapu siMhAsanamuna Sunakamu gUrchuMDa beTTi SuBa lagnamunaM donaraga paTTamu gaTTina venukaTi guNamEla mAnu vinarA sumatI Venom, the serpent has in the head The scorpion in the tail But, for man isn't it all over? Listen, O you, fair-minded! talanuMDu vishamu PaNikini velayaMgA tOka nuMDu vRuSchikamunakun tala tOka yanaka yuMDunu Kalunaku niluvella vishamu kadarA sumatI ! Worthwhile it is to listen to, whoever the teller Proper it is to weigh without haste Only he who knows truth from falsehood is wise Listen O you, fair-minded! vinadagu nevvaru jeppina vininaMtane vEga paDaka vivariMpa dagun kani kalla nijamu telisina manujuDe pO neeti paruDu mahilO sumatee ! The joy of male offspring for the sire Comes not at the time a son's born Only when people around acclaim the son Finds joy the sire, listen, O you, fair-minded! putrOtsAhamu taMDriki putruDu janiyiMcinapuDu kalugadu janulA putruni kanugoni pogaDaga putrOtsAhaMbu nADu poMdura sumatI ! A kinsman who doesn't lend hand to help in need A deity who wouldn't give a boon when devoutly prayed for A steed that doesn't run when urged in a phalanx Should be renounced instantaneously, listen, O you, fair-minded! akkaraku rAni chuTTamu mrokkina varamIni vElpu mOharamuna tA nekkina bArani gurramu grakkuna viDuvaMga valayu gadarA sumatI ! Walk not the lone way Eat not at the foe's house Touch not other's moneyv Hurt not any by your speech, listen, O you, fair-minded! naDuvakumee teruvokkaTa guDuvakumee Satru niMTa goorimi tODan muDuvakumee paradhanamula nuDuvakumee yorula manasu novvaga sumatee ! A lender, a healer of disease, A never stopping rivulet, a Brahmin If around, stay in that village, Otherwise, never live there, listen, O you, fair-minded! appichchu vADu vaidyuDu eppuDu neDa tegaka pAru Erunu dvijuDun choppaDina yUra nuMDumu choppaDa kunnaTTi yUru chorakumu sumatI ! For the one who does a good turn, to analyse, It's not strange to do another in turn: To the one who harmed, doing a good turn without blame Is the mark of a skilful man, listen, O you, fair-minded! upakaariki nupakaaramu vipareetamu kaadu sEya vivariMpaMgaa napakaariki nupakaaramu nepamennaka sEyu vaaDe nErpari sumatee ! The one who always goes on finding faults One should never serve - asked how and why - Isn't it similar to living like a frog Under a serpent's hood, listen, O you, fair-minded! eppuDu tappulu vedakeDu nappurushuni golva gooDa dadi yeTlannan sarpaMbu paDaga neeDanu kappa vasiMchina vidhaMbu gadaraa sumatee ! The one who says the thing proper for the occasion And passes on with no offence to any Hurting none, and not getting hurt Is ever the man blessed, listen, O you, fair-minded! eppaTi keyyadi prastuta mappaTi kaa maaTalaaDi anyula manamul noppiMpaka taa novvaka tappiMchuka tirugu vaaDu dhanyuDu sumatee ! When wealth and affluence abound Relatives come swarming around When water tanks for irrigation fill to the brim Wouldn't tens of thousands of frogs gather, listen, O you, fair-minded! eppuDu saMpada kaligina appuDu baMdhuvulu vatturadi yeTlannan teppaluga cheruvu niMDina kappalu padi vElu chEru gadarA sumatI ! Pluck not fruit unripe and raw Abuse not relatives, it's wrong Flee not the field of battle Violate not the order of the preceptor, listen, O you, fair-minded! ErakumI kasugAyalu dUrakumI baMdhu janula dOsamu summI pArakumI raNamaMduna mIrakumI guruvunAj~na mEdini sumatI ! As the lotus out of water Gets exposed to the sun and wilts - Those who stray from resorts their own Make friends their own enemies sure, listen, O you, fair-minded! kamalamulu neeTa baasina kamalaaptuni raSmi sOki kamalina bhaMgin tama tama nelavulu tappina tama mitrule SatrulauTa tathyamu sumatee ! Anger is an enemy of one's own His cool his protection, compassion a relative His joy verily heaven His grief hell, sure, they say, O you, fair-minded! tana kOpame tana Satruvu tana SAMtame tanaku raksha daya chuTTaMbau tana saMtOshame svargamu tana du@hKame narakamaMDru tathyamu sumatI ! The piety and devotion of his own village The growth of his son's learning, beauty of his wife, The medicinal value of the plant in his backyard None would ever praise even inwardly, O you, fair-minded! tana yoori tapasitanamunu tana putruni vidya peMpu dana sati roopun dana peraTi cheTTu maMdunu manasuna varNiMpareTTi manujulu sumatee ! One's own affluence is heavenly luxury Poverty, penury of the world entire Death, the deluge of the universe His own ladylove, Rambha, surely, O you, fair-minded! (Rambha is a divine damsel in Deity Indra's court) tana kalimi yiMdra bhOgamu tana lEmiye swargalOka dAridryaMbun dana chaavu jala praLayamu tanu valachina yadiye raMbha tathyamu sumatee ! In a spot where one's own (friends) don't exist Where there's not even a little intimacy! In a place of scuffle where safety is uncertain It is not proper for a man to be, O you, fair-minded! tana vaaru lEni chOTan januviMcuka lEni chOTa jagaDamu chOTan anumaanamaina chOTanu manujunakunu niluva dagadu mahilO sumatee ! Water is the basis for all life Mouth for all sayings of sweetness Woman a diamond among humans Sari is amorous feeling, they say, O you, fair-minded! Pledge not gold Flee not the field of battle Borrow not from a shop Friendship of a stupid never cultivate, O you, fair-minded For a promise, truthfulness is the life breaths For a castle, an army of good guards For a woman, her honour For a deed the signature, truly, O you, fair-minded Stronger is the one who's wise on reflection Than the one who is just corpulent Doesn't a mahout mount an elephant the size of a hillock? Listen, O you, fair-minded!

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