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Proverbs and proverbial expressions
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flying-up the peacock is sure to be caught.' ("If at first you don't succeed, try, try again ').
7.754: vškşo 'py apakve piùyeta chidyamāne phale dhruvam, Even a tree, when a fruit is cut from it, surely suffers in its unripe part.'
8.55: nīcāir uccāiç ca punsāṁ hi cakranemi kramād daçā, 'Up and down misfortune (and good fortune) come to men like the movement of the felly of a wheel.' (Caprice of quickly changing fortune).
2. 160: dugdhe çarkarāpātaḥ, 'Sugar dropped in milk '; 6. 1349; çarkarādugdhasamyogaḥ, 'Union of sugar and milk.' (Excessive good fortune). The opposite of this, 7. 448: kşārakṣepaḥ kşate kştah, “Throwing acid on a wound.'
7.518: mahāvskşā viçeşeņa grīşmakāle hi çādvalāḥ, 'Great trees are especially verdant in summer time.' (Help by the great when one is in direst need).
