Akali yudugani kadupunuvekati yagu lanja padupu viduvani bratukunbrakonna nuti yudakamumekala padiyunu rota medini Sumati! vrekatiyagu=pregnant; prakonna=stale; rota=disgust; medi=earth. Sumati, on this earth certain things are disgusting: food that does not…
Akonna kude yamrutamutakondaka niccuvade data dharitrinsokorcuvade manujudutekuva galavade vamsa tilakudu Sumati! akonna=to be hungry; taku=annoyance; soku=difficulty; tekuva=courage. Sumati, in this world the food eaten when hungry is nectar, the man…
Alluni manci tanambunugollani sahitya vidya komali nijamunbolluna dancina biyyamudellani kakulunu levu teliyara Sumati! polluna=chaff. Sumati, know that these things do not exist: good behavior of a son-in-law, literary scholarship of…
Appiccuvadu, vaidyuduneppudu nedategaka paru nerunu, dwijudunjoppadina yura nundumucoppadakunnatti yuru corakumu Sumati! dwijudu=brahmin; eru=stream. Sumati, reside in a place where a creditor, a doctor, a perennial stream, and a brahmin (priest)…
Appugoni ceyu vibhavamumuppuna brayamputalu murkhuni tapamundapparayani nrpu rajyamudepparamai mida gidu deccura Sumati! vibhavamu=wealth; prayamputalu=young wife; nrpu=king; tepparamu=harm. Sumati, wealth obtained through borrowing, a young wife in old age, a fool’s…
Adharamu kadaliyu gadalakamadhuramulagu basaludigi maunavratudaunadhikara rogapuritabadhirandhaka savamu juda bapamu Sumati! adharam=lower lip; mounavrat=row of silence; badhira=deaf; savamu=corpse Sumati, an official will barely speak; he won’t speak sweet words but becomes…
Adiyasa koluvu goluvakugudimaniyamu seyaboku kujanula todanviduvaka kurimi seyakumadavini todarayaka narugaku Sumati! adiyasa=abnormal hope which cannot be realized; gudimaniyamu=service in a temple; kurimi=friendship; kujanulu=wicked persons Sumati, don’t ever serve anyone with…
Adigina jitam biyyanimidimelapu doranu golci midukuta kantenvadigala eddula gattukamadi dunnuka bratuka vaccu mahilo Sumati! midimelapu=arrogant; midukuta=feel sorry. Sumati, it is better to live in the world ploughing a paddy field…
Akkaraku rani cuttamumrokkina vara mini velpu, moharamuna daanekkina barani gurramu,grakkuna viduvanga valayu gadara Sumati! akkara=need; velpu=god; moharamu=a military formation; grakkuna=at once. Sumati, one must at once discard: a relative who…
Sriramuni daya chetanunarudhiga sakala janulu naura yanagadhaarala maina neetulunoruraga javulubutta nudiveda Sumati! arudhiga=definitely; cavulu=saliva; dharalam=plenty; nudiveda=shall tell. Sumati, with the grace of Sri Rama, I shall tell plenty of morals.…