“ఎత్తుకొని తిన్నబోలె యెదురుగా వస్తే, చంకన వున్నబోలె సలాం చేశినదట.”

అర్థం · Meaning

When he was met by the bowl that he used to collect alms in and eat out of, the bowl under his arm made salam to it. A begging impostor paying a visit on one occasion to a village where he thought he was not known, kept his alms-bowl under his arm. but when he met a man carrying an old bowl that had once belonged to him, the one under his arm is said to have betrayed its owner by claiming acquaintance with its predecessor.

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.