జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి

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Telugu[edit]

Proverb[edit]

జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి (jarigēmaṭṭuku jayabhēri, jaragakapōtē raṇabhēri)

  1. As long as successful, the drum of history; when unsuccessful, the war drum. (By smooth means if possible, if not, by force.)

References[edit]

  • “జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి.” in Captain M. W. Carr (1868) A Collection of Telugu Proverbs translated, illustrated and explained; together with some Sanscrit Proverbs printed in the Devanâgarî and Telugu Characters, Madras: Christian Knowledge Society's Press, page 34