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“ താന്താൻ പൊത്തിൽ തോന്തോം”
English Translation:
Inside one’s own hollow, one dances and sings with abandon. (Every cock crows on its own dunghill; within one’s private domain, everyone feels sovereign and bold.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഭ്രമിക്കു ബെറുമയിട്ടവനല്ലെ ഇവ”
English Translation:
Isn’t he the one who staked his foundation upon sheer infatuation? (Relying foolishly on fleeting illusions and vanity rather than solid, grounded reality.)

“ മുളളുപിടിക്കിലും മുറുക്കനെ പിടിക്കണം”
English Translation:
Even if you must grasp a thorn, seize it firmly. (When forced to confront a prickly danger or painful task, tackle it boldly and decisively; a hesitant, timid grasp only causes deeper injury.)

“ മുലകൊടുത്ത അമ്മയേക്കാൾ വലുതൊ മുത്തം കൊടുത്ത ഭാര്യ”
English Translation:
Is the wife who gave kisses greater than the mother who gave her own milk? (A traditional rebuke against those who abandon lifelong filial devotion for recent infatuations.)