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“ കിംഗതെ സലിലെ സേതുബന്ധന”
English Translation:
What is the point of erecting a dam after the floodwaters have already drained away? (Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted; useless precautions taken too late.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഇളതെന്തല കഴിയാട്ടയാക്കരുതു (ഇളന്തലയാമൊ കുഴിനാടു)”
English Translation:
Do not make a tender sapling into a heavy plow-beam (nor can a tender shoot serve as a deep anchor post). (Never impose crushing, adult-scale responsibilities on fragile, developing youth.)

“ വട്ടിചെന്നു മുറത്തെ കുറ്റം പറക”
English Translation:
The open wicker basket finding fault with the winnowing fan. (The pot calling the kettle black; someone riddled with gaping flaws criticizing another who has far fewer defects.)

“ നിലെക്കുനിന്നാൽ മലെക്കുസമം”
English Translation:
If you stand firm in your proper place and principles, you equal a mountain. (Steadfast integrity, self-respect, and moral grounding endow a person with unshakeable dignity.)