Some Badaga Proverbs [Dhoddaru Shloka]
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1.Akka Ghandana koda dhukka hegile, Makka maria buttu baa ennana
(When
sadness is shared with elder sister’s husband, his advise is to
come to him)
2. Aandama ellade Haandi Beya, Ullama ellade Gulla
beya
3. Kiviga elladadu kombuga aeththaga
4. Guttige [Kuttige?]
bathavu arai aaga beda, kunna thammanu mella aaga beda
5. Kumbala
kaaya [Kumbakkeya] saaki handiga kottenge
(Growing pumpkins only to feed wild boar)
6. Gumboonda Mola edda enge [like a hare jumping out of the bush -element of surprise]
6a.Eragi holaga mola hugga enge [ like a rabbit getting into a wheat field -destruction by deceit]
7. Sadiga madi elle
8. Saththu biththa kaaye
9.Saththaduga hinde etha holae eana?
(After death, how does it matter where you go?)
10.Saththa Koyee, baththa mukkirava ?
(Can a dead hen feed on grains?)
11. Gollaru mada kattida enge
12.
Ghandu gundu, hennu helavu
13. Ghandu kulidu ketta, Hennu thirigi [hisithu] ketta
(The boy wasted his life by idling/lazying around
(sitting), the girl wasted her life by smiling (turning around) at strangers
14. Ghanda thoorile, kandamanu thoorina [when the
husband neglects, everybody follows]
15. Ghanda ebbane buddi elle,
buddi bappane ghanda elle
(Wisdom did not come when husband was alive, when wisdom came husband was not there)
16. Gana ellade
sande aaga, sangadhi ellade daari sameya
(Evening does not end without gossip, way does not end without some news)
17. Koyigu
kothigu maake
(Like a hen and a cat [always fighting])
18.Koy(iy)a Kaethaa maasu arappadhu
(Do you ask the hen [being
killed for dinner] for grinding the chilli paste?)
19. Kona neeruga baggiravo, neeru konaga baggiravo [Will the bull bend to
drink water, or, water bends for the bull? -Implying
impossibility]
20. Kothi aatta, eliga prana sangada
(The antics of a cat are matters of death to a rat)
21. Kothi kaala baase
denge
(Like the cat licking its leg)
22. Savi kanda kothi attalu hathidenege
23. Koduva cooli nodu, kathuva olaya nodu [keep a watch at the wages being paid (and hence get work done) and keep a watch at the burning embers in the kitchen]
24.Kodalia kaavu, kolava kedu maadira
25. Kotta hennu nela arige
26.Kotta saalava kaeyade ketta, bithida holava nodade ketta
(Suffering
by not asking the loan to be returned, nor looking after the planted[with seeds] fields)
27. Kai yoge kannaadiya beethindu neerunamoga nodidha enge
(looking for the reflection of the face on thewater when there is a mirror in the hand)
28. Kai eelu aaga guddili masiya [the implement not bend as per the shape of bones in the hand]
29. Kaiga bandadu bega elle
(What came to the hand did not reach the mouth)
30. Ketta arasa buda beda mikka
kannava eda beda
31. Kulidhu athamaga kulidhu avvu, niddhu athamaga niddhu avvu
(Cry sitting with the one who cried sitting
with you, cry standing with the one who cried standing - pay in the same coin- –
proper and equal reciprocation
32. Kuradaga hagalu ena er uena
(How does it matter whether it is day or night for a blind
man?)
33. Sandhe jaamana meiyu, saaku hoththu bandha nattan uhoga
(The evening rain and the guest who had come with a hessian
cloth[bag] covering will not go easily)
34. Sappodu saare, Haagottudoora
35. Chiikkavanaalayu Sivana buddi
(Even though he is veryyoung, has lot of wisdom like Lord Siva)
36. Ollitha ethi hollava
thallu, olagodho ellava gellu
(Take only the good leaving behind the bad and win all in this world)
37. Hallana neeru hattaleyu
baavi neeru hechu
38. Thaaya palichileyu neera pallicha beda
(Even
if you [have to] show scorn to mother, never do it to water [the
source of life])
39. Kasa aaleyu rusi maadi thinnu
(Even if it
is rubbish, eat it after making it tasty)
40. Natta maneye
hattaleyu, ghanda mane hesara ethu
41. Kicha muttile attira
(If
you touch the fire, it will burn you)
42. Hottiya kitcha beethale
kettara
43. Aaru kaasuna sambuva aaleyu, aranmaneya gelacha
maadu
44. Adhista mooru p(b)aala, harakke aaru paala
45. Kitcha
thindama karia Hedana
(One who eats fire, excretes charcoal)
46.
Nanga belli holladale thattana koda horatta ena
47. Ghandana
ollithundhu undia dhottadhu ekka beda
48. Maneya nududhu mandhaga
hogu
49. Maathu hetchi mane ketta, bithu hetchi hola ketta
50.
Aadindu holae maathu, agadundu holae mannu [Agadhale mannu, Nudidhale
maathu]
51. Hanja theedhara(theegira) maathu niddara
52.
Thandeya koddamana paadhava hidi
53. Thindhu santhosha aappadhuna,
nodi santhosha aagu
54. Avvaiya halladha nodile magava nodudhuga
mane enaga
55. Huttone anna thamma, hoppane dhayada kaara
56.
Sandhe aappile endhu hoga beda, baaga aappile endhu era (oraga)
beda
57. Kathu potti, hethu baradi
58. Ethu elladhamaga edha
elle, makka elladhamaga mane elle
59. Nangaga bandhale allu
thundhu, Ooruga bandale opedha kai
60. Hasanooru haala
kudipadhuna, Neelagiri neera kudhi
61. Moladha kanna neera, bettai
kara aradhaneya
62. Hadadhe endhu hatta maada beda, kette endhu
kaeda thora beda
63. kette endhu kaeda thora beda, baddendhu bava
thora beda
64. Sikkanuna badakku batta baiyilu
65. Niri
chikkira, hari chikka
66. Huttu daridharaga kottu dhandodhu
daara
67. Thale thatty nela nodi nade
68. Aandama illade aandi
bethadava, ullama illadhe gulla bedharava
69. Hitta andhu kondu,
battaya nidhu kondu
70. Balla beethu baddiga hoga beda
71.
Arasana makkaga hurikallu muthu
72. Aeye pyla moyae nodu
73.
Anai koodi halla, theni koodi batha
74. Thitta thevara otha
beda
75. Anna thammana agala maada beda
76. Thaaya maatha kethu
nodadhey nyaya hadadheya, thandhya maatha kethu nodadhey handhi
hadadheya
77. Madi buddu maaruga sedhara, hennu buddu nattaga
sedara (Madi buddale maaruga, ele buddale meduga)
Added :-
78.
Badagava makka huttu , Badegega Athu AAgha Beda
79. Hothu Banda
Kathiya , Ooruna ebba Kathe othara
80. Badavaga Badukku Bandale,
Thinguva Beesiluna Kode Hidithana
81.Bendhamana Hunna, Nondhama
Ariyakku
82.Usara Kotta Kothi , Nosala Nakkira
83. Thalaiyamana
Maathu, Mundhuga Uppu – Hinduga Bella
84.Appana Maathu,
Aneya Bala
85. Bae Aadileyu Bae ga Kedu, Seegi Aadile yu Bae ga
Kedu [A word play-pun- on Bae which means both the mouth and crop
[vellamme]
86. Mundhileyu Mookku Hagga, Hindileyu Kaal
Kanni
87.Akka Ellade Natto, Avare Ellade Uttavo
Mookuthi 
Chinna 
Hubbathalai 
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I was very pleased to go through this article. I am myself a Badaga and very proud to be one with such unique and distinct features. I have been in northern and western India till my 10th and did my later education in KV Aruvankadu. I was very pleased to meet so many Badaga people, especially friends, there. Badaga friends were more helpful compared to any. I had visited my friend’s houses and they treated me with so much hospitality. I know about 7 languages but badaga is the one I love the most. The words I love the most in badaga are : ‘Habba’ and ‘Hatty’. I really miss my badaga friends. Thanks for the website through which I could express my views and thoughts and I am especially thanks to my parents for giving me birth in such a great culture.
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