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“ കാരാടൻ ചാത്തൻ നടുപറഞ്ഞ പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like Karadan Chathan mediating a dispute. (A clumsy, sham arbitration where the self-proclaimed neutral party is blatantly biased or completely absurd.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ക്ഷീരംകൊണ്ടു നനച്ചാലും വേപ്പിന്റെ കൈപ്പുവിടുമൊ”
English Translation:
Even if nurtured with milk, will a neem tree ever lose its bitterness? (Inherent nature cannot be sweetened by luxury or indulgence; what is fundamentally bitter remains bitter.)

“ തവിടു തിന്നുമ്പോൾ കുഴൽ വിളിക്കരുത്”
English Translation:
Do not blow a flute while chewing dry rice bran. (Do not attempt mutually contradictory actions simultaneously; trying to blow air while eating flour leads to choking.)

“ സ്വരമുള്ളപ്പോൾ താളംവരാ, താളമുള്ളപ്പോൾ സ്വരംവരാ”
English Translation:
When melody flows, rhythm is lost; when rhythm is kept, melody fails. (Frustrating disharmony and lack of coordination; vital complementary talents failing to unite effectively.)