జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి
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Telugu[edit]
Proverb[edit]
జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి • (jarigēmaṭṭuku jayabhēri, jaragakapōtē raṇabhēri)
- 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