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பழமொழி.
  1. திக்கு விஜயம் கொள்பவனுக்கு ஜெயம் அபஜெயகாலம் தெரியாது.
    A successful conqueror does not regard times whether relating to victory or defeat.

  2. திங்களும் சனியும் தெற்கே நோக்க வேண்டும்.
    Look south on Monday and Saturday if leaving home.
    The direction given in this proverb is intended to convey a caution to those setting out on a journey on Monday or Saturday. It is based on the belief contained in a stanza of which the following is a translation.
    Sangara, Siva, as the author of good, plants his trident on the earth in certain directions on particular days and at stated hours.
    On Monday and Saturday in the east for eight náligais.[1]
    On Thursday, in the south for twenty náligais.
    On Friday and Sunday in the west, twelve náligais.
    On Tuesday and Wednesday in the north, twelve náligais.

  3. திடமனப்படு தீம்பார்க்கருகில்.
    Preserve your self-possession in the presence of enemies.

  4. திண்ணைக்குத் தேள் கொட்டிற்று தண்ணீர் மிடாவுக்கு நெறிகட்டிற்று என்றாற்போல.
    As if one should say that the pial was stung by a scorpion, and the water pot standing on it became inflamed.

  5. திண்ணைக்கு விடிந்தால் வீட்டுக்கும் விடியம்.
    If the sun rise on the pial, it will rise on the house also.

  6. திரவியத்தில் அழுத்தமானவன் செத்தாலும் கொடான்.
    The miserly will not give though threatened with immediate death.

  7. திறள் எலி வளை எடாது.
    Rats in large numbers do not burrow.


  1. Indian hour of twenty-four minutes.