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“ പൊക്കാളിവെച്ചാൽ വക്കാണം ഉണ്ടാം”
English Translation:
Cultivating Pokkali wetland paddy brings bitter brawls. (Farming shared, tide-washed saline wetlands inevitably leads to constant boundary disputes and watercourse quarrels.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ നല്ലതലക്കു നൂറു കയ്യുണ്ടു”
English Translation:
A wise head commands a hundred hands. (An intelligent, capable leader naturally inspires and mobilizes countless willing workers to execute the work.)

“ മൂത്തതു നന്നെങ്കിൽ മൂന്നും നന്നു”
English Translation:
If the eldest is upright and capable, all three will turn out well. (The tone set by the firstborn, pioneer, or leader determines the discipline and success of the followers who come behind.)

“ നീട്ടിയോന്റെതലക്കു വടി”
English Translation:
The stick strikes the head of the one who stretched his neck out. (He who intrudes into other people’s affairs or sticks his neck out recklessly takes the brunt of the punishment.)