జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి
Telugu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “as long as successful, the drum of history; when unsuccessful, the war drum”.
Proverb
[edit]జరిగేమట్టుకు జయభేరి, జరగకపోతే రణభేరి • (jarigēmaṭṭuku jayabhēri, jaragakapōtē raṇabhēri)
- 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