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“ കടിച്ചതുമില്ല പിടിച്ചതുമില്ലെന്നായി”
English Translation:
Ended up neither with a bite in the mouth nor the prey in hand. (Falling between two stools; pursuing multiple targets and ending up completely empty-handed.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഏറെപറയുന്നവന്റെവായിൽരണ്ടുപണം (ഒരുപണംപിഴ)”
English Translation:
For the mouth that talks too much, a fine of two coins. (Those who speak incessantly will eventually blabber their way into trouble and pay a heavy penalty.)

“ ഛിദ്രേഷ്വനർത്ഥം ബഹുലീഭവന്തി”
English Translation:
In cracks and internal divisions, misfortunes multiply. (Adversity and enemies swarm where internal disunity, weakness, or rifts exist.)

“ നാണംകെട്ടവനെ കോലം (ഭൂതം) കെട്ടിക്കൂ”
English Translation:
A shameless person cannot be made into a monstrous spectacle (he is already shameless). (A person completely dead to public opinion cannot be intimidated or disgraced by outward theater.)