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“ കാക്കപൊങ്ങിപ്പറന്നാൽ കഴുകനാകുമൊ”
English Translation:
Though a crow may soar into the heights, does it become an eagle? (A temporary rise in position or status does not confer genuine nobility or greatness.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വെടികൊണ്ടപന്നി പായും പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a gunshot-wounded wild boar charging in fury. (Rushing blindly in wounded, ferocious panic, violently dangerous to everything in its path.)

“ ഇടിക്കു കുമിൾപൊടിച്ചപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like mushrooms springing up overnight after a thunderclap. (Proliferating suddenly and abundantly out of nowhere.)

“ ഓങ്ങും ഒച്ചയും ഒത്തിരിക്കുന്നു”
English Translation:
The threatening swing and the loud shout are in perfect unison. (A dramatic display where aggressive posturing and noisy bluster match each other exactly.)