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“ ഇറച്ചിയിരിക്കെ തൂവൽ പിടിക്കരുത്”
English Translation:
When solid meat is right before you, do not reach for loose feathers. (Never neglect substantial value and core essentials to chase superficial trifles.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പൊണ്ണക്കാര്യത്തിന്റെ അങ്ങെ അറ്റം കൂറപ്പെനിന്റെ ഇങ്ങെ അറ്റം”
English Translation:
The far end of an inflated matter is just the near end of a clothes louse. (A puffed-up affair accompanied by grand drama turns out to be utterly trivial and petty upon close inspection.)

“ പകൽ കാടാകാ, രാവു വീടാകാ”
English Translation:
By day the jungle will not do, and by night an empty house will not do. (Certain environments carry distinct hazards at specific times; wisdom lies in being in the right place at the right hour.)

“ കുളത്തിൽകിടന്ന തവള കിണറ്റിൽ മുങ്ങിച്ചത്തു”
English Translation:
A frog accustomed to swimming in a vast pond drowned inside a narrow well. (An experienced person meeting an absurd, tragic end by getting trapped in an unfamiliar, tight space.)