తద్దినము నాటి జంధ్యము

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Telugu[edit]

Proverb[edit]

తద్దినము నాటి జంధ్యము (taddinamu nāṭi jandhyamu)

  1. The sacerdotal thread given on the day of obsequial rites. (It is worn temporarily by Sudras on such occasions. Said of any temporary honor.)

References[edit]

  • “తద్దినము నాటి జంధ్యము.” 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 37