“ఓర్చలేని రెడ్డి వుండీ చెరిచెను, చచ్చీ చెరిచెను.”

అర్థం · Meaning

The envious Reddi ruined the village while living, and was a curse to it when dead. A Reddi who had oppressed the people of his village all his life, requested them, when dying, to burn his body in a certain spot. This they willingly acceded to, and took the Reddi’s corpse there for that purpose, when they were attacked by the inhabitants of the neighbouring village, within the limit of which the Reddi had desired to be burned, and this became an everlasting cause of contention. (See Tatachari’s Tales Page 5.)

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.