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“ പായുടെ കീഴെ തേരോടിക്കുന്നവ”
English Translation:
One who can steer a war chariot beneath a woven straw mat. (A master of covert intrigue who maneuvers massive, complex schemes entirely concealed from public view.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പിലാവിന്റെകാതൽ പൂതലാകുമ്പോൾ തേക്കിന്റെ ഇളന്തല പച്ചവിടും”
English Translation:
By the time jackfruit heartwood decays into spongy rot, a teak sapling’s tender shoot is only just unfurling its green. (Disparity in endurance and lifespans; institutions, materials, and men mature and decline across vastly different scales of time.)

“ വെള്ളം കണ്ട പോത്തിനെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a water buffalo catching sight of a pool of water. (Plunging headlong with unrestrained, blissful surrender into one’s natural element or irresistible temptation.)

“ ചക്കയിട്ടും നാ കുരച്ചും കിടക്കുകെയുള്ളൂ”
English Translation:
The jackfruit will drop when ripe, and the dog will simply lie there barking at it. (Natural inevitabilities will occur regardless of the futile noise made by helpless onlookers.)