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“ ചുളയില്ലാത്ത ചക്കയും കട്ടു, ചമ്പാടൻവഴക്കുമുണ്ടായി”
English Translation:
Stole a jackfruit that had not a single sweet flake inside, and ended up with a massive public brawl to boot. (Taking immense risks and inviting public ruin for a prize that turns out to be utterly worthless.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പുഞ്ചപുറത്തിട്ടു വേലികെട്ടുക”
English Translation:
Erecting the protective fence while leaving the wetland crop outside. (Misdirected safeguards; zealously protecting peripheral trivia while leaving the core asset entirely exposed to ruin.)

“ തെക്കോട്ടുപോയ മഴയും, വടക്കോട്ടുപോയ ബ്രാഹ്മണനും, കിഴക്കോട്ടുപോയ പശുവും, പടിഞ്ഞാട്ടു പോയ നായയും തിരികെ വരികയില്ല”
English Translation:
Rain that traveled south, a priest gone north, a cow strayed east, and a dog wandered west never find their way back. (Traditional folk observations on final departures; certain journeys are irrevocably one-way.)

“ പിന്നെയും ചങ്കരൻ തെങ്ങേൽ”
English Translation:
Once again, Shankaran is up on the coconut palm! (Right back to square one; relapsing straight into the same old stubborn habits, blunders, or excuses despite all efforts to reform.)