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“ നാറ്റവും മണവും അറിയാത്തവ”
English Translation:
One who cannot distinguish between stench and fragrance. (A thoroughly insensitive, boorish person completely lacking taste, moral discernment, or social refinement.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആടൂടാടും കാടാകാ; അരചൻ ഊടാടും നാടാകാ”
English Translation:
A forest overrun by browsing goats ceases to be a forest; a realm plagued by a meddlesome king ceases to be a viable nation. (Excessive micromanagement and tyranny from above ruin an otherwise thriving land.)

“ ആശാനക്ഷരം ഒന്നുപിഴച്ചാൽ ശിഷ്യന്നക്ഷരം അമ്പത്തൊന്നും”
English Translation:
If the master errs by a single letter, the disciple blunders across all fifty-one. (A minor mistake by a leader multiplies into total confusion among their followers.)

“ അമ്മയെ തച്ചാൽ അച്ഛൻ ചോദിക്കണം, പെങ്ങളെ തച്ചാൽ അളിയൻ ചോദിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If the mother is struck, the father must demand answers; if the sister is struck, the brother-in-law must intervene. (Grievances should be addressed by the rightful guardian or party holding direct responsibility.)