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“ കോലെൽ വെള്ളക്കാകുത്തിയപൊലെ”
English Translation:
Like impaling a heavy unripe gourd upon a slender stick. (A top-heavy, precarious contraption bound to snap and collapse.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉടഞ്ഞശംഖു ഊത്തുകേൾക്കയില്ല”
English Translation:
A cracked conch sounds no resounding blast when blown. (A broken spirit or ruined character can no longer command authority or inspire others.)

“ ദുഗ്ദ്ധം ആകിലും കൈക്കും ദുഷ്ടർ നൽകിയാൽ”
English Translation:
Even sweet milk tastes bitter if served from the hands of the wicked. (Favors, compliments, or gifts from deceitful people are tainted by hidden malice and should be spurned.)

“ കഞ്ചാവഞ്ചുനിറംകാടും, കള്ളഞ്ചുമദംകാട്ടും”
English Translation:
Cannabis conjures five hallucinations, while alcohol breeds five furies. (Intoxicants distort perception and strip away human self-control.)