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“ നായ്ക്കൊരുവേലയുമില്ല, നിന്നുപെടുപ്പാൻ നേരവുമില്ല”
English Translation:
The dog has no work to do, yet has no time even to stand still and relieve itself. (Perpetual, frantic restlessness that produces no meaningful work or purpose.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തളപ്പിട്ട കാലിന്മേൽ ചെരുപ്പിട്ടാൽ എങ്ങനെയാണ്”
English Translation:
How can one wear travel sandals upon feet already bound in climbing thongs? (You cannot pursue free, outward progress while still shackled by crippling entanglements or obligations.)

“ തേങ്ങാ ചോരുന്നതു കാണുകയില്ല, എള്ളു ചോരുന്നതുകാണും”
English Translation:
Blind to coconuts rolling away, yet keenly spotting sesame seeds leaking through. (Penny-wise and pound-foolish; obsessing over microscopic trivia while oblivious to colossal, draining losses.)

“ ഉലക്കയ്ക്കു മുറിച്ചു കുറുവടിയായി”
English Translation:
Hewed down a log meant for a pestle until only a short club remained. (Poor planning and over-pruning that reduce a grand asset into a trivial remnant.)