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“Tamil:
குலத்தைக் கெடுத்த கோடாலிக்காம்பு.”
“English Translation:
The handle of an axe that destroyed its own species.The tree from which its handle was taken, was felled by the axe.”,

— Tamil

Related Mantras

“Tamil:
வீட்டுக்காரி என்று பெண்சாதிக்குப் பெயர்.”
English Translation:
Another name for a wife is the mistress of the house.,

“Tamil:
காலமே எழுந்திருந்து காக்கை விழிக்கல் ஆகாது.”
“English Translation:
The sight of a crow on rising of a morning is ominous of evil.The crow being regarded as the vehicle of Saturn in the sight of a single crow is inauspicious; two are not so regarded. The cawing of a crow may excite apprehension. When this is the case the following formula may be used.Measure the length of your shadow by the foot and add 12 to the number of feet ascertained. Then divide by 7 and the remainder will determine the import of the bird’s note (1) Good luck, (2) Gain, (3) Rain, (4) Conflict, (5) Feasting, (6) Victory. If on dividing by 7 there is no remainder the cawing of the crow is ominous of death.”,

“Tamil:
கீரைக்குப் புல்லுருவி கீழே முளைத்தாற்போலே.”
English Translation:
As if a parasite should spring from the lower part of a vegetable.,