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“ ചട്ടിയിലെ പന്നിക്കു നായാടെണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
You do not need to go out hunting for pork that is already inside the pot. (Never waste effort chasing after what has already been secured and is right at hand.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ മീനമാസത്തിലെ ഇടിമീൻകണ്ണെലുംവെട്ടും”
English Translation:
Thunder in the month of Meenam will strike even a fish’s eye. (The fierce summer thunderstorms of late Meenam are sharp, piercing, and penetrate even the deepest depths.)

“ പകലരിക്കു കിട്ടാത്തതാ രാത്രിയിൽ നെല്ലിനു”
English Translation:
What could not be secured for milled rice by day, seeking paddy for it at night? (Failing under the most favorable circumstances makes it foolish to expect success under far worse conditions.)

“ ഇല്ലത്ത് പെൺപെറ്റപോലെ ഇരിക്കുന്നതെന്തു?”
English Translation:
Why sit there looking as despondent as an orthodox patriarch who just had a daughter born? (Wearing an expression of utter gloom and despair over an unavoidable turn of events.)