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“ ഓണമടുത്ത ചാലിയ(നെപോലെ)ന്റെ കൂട്ടു”
English Translation:
Like the frantic weaver when the Onam festival is around the corner. (Swamped with crushing, eleventh-hour work right before a looming deadline.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തൊട്ടാലൊട്ടി = ചെവിപ്പാമ്പു”
English Translation:
[Linguistic gloss from source text: Clarifies that “Thottalotti” refers to an earwig or burrowing insect (“chevippambu”), glossing proverb #1514.]

“ അതിക്രമം ചെയ്താൽ പരിഭ്രമമുണ്ടാം”
English Translation:
Transgression inevitably breeds panic. (Wrongdoing and overreach always invite restless anxiety and fear of exposure.)

“ കുറ്റം പറയുന്നവൻ വാങ്ങാൻ വന്നവനാണ്”
English Translation:
The one who points out flaws is the one who came to buy. (A buyer criticizes the goods to drive down the price; harsh critique often conceals genuine interest.)