“పోరాని చుట్టము వచ్చినాడు, తమలపాకులు బొడ్డు వంచి కోయుమన్నట్టు.”

అర్థం · Meaning

“A near relation has come," said he “stoop and pluck the betel leaves.” The owner of the garden unwillingly complied with his relation’s demand to be supplied with betel leaf gratis, and instructed his gardener with the ambiguous phrase “ stoop and pinch," which the relation understood to mean that the order was to be obeyed with alacrity, the object really being that the worst leaves, which are always nearest the ground, should be given. The word translated " near" signifies literally " one who goes not." Applied to that which is done because politeness requires it, but unwillingly. ​

ఈ సామెతను ఎప్పుడు వాడతారు? — జీవితంలో ఆ పరిస్థితి వచ్చినప్పుడు, ముఖ్యంగా సంబంధాలు, విలువలు, మనుషుల స్వభావం గురించి మాట్లాడేటప్పుడు ఈ సామెతను ఉటంకిస్తారు. సామెతలు (samethalu) are one-line lessons — this saying is quoted in conversation to make the point memorable.