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“ വാരരെ കഴുവേറ്റിയതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like sending the harmless temple attendant to the gallows. (An outrageous miscarriage of justice; penalizing a gentle, innocent scapegoat with extreme, unwarranted cruelty.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആനയെ വിലയാക്കിവിറ്റാൽ കയറിനെന്തുപിശകുന്നു”
English Translation:
Once you have sold off the whole elephant, why haggle over the tether rope? (After surrendering a major fortune, it is petty to penny-pinch over negligible accessories.)

“ കുരുടന്റെ മുമ്പിൽ കണ്ണീരൊഴുക്കിയാൽ ഫലമെന്ത്”
English Translation:
What is the point of weeping before a blind man? (Pleading for empathy or compassion from someone who is incapable of perceiving your grief.)

“ കാട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ കള്ളൻ, നാട്ടിൽ വന്നാൽ ഗുരു”
English Translation:
A bandit when out in the woods, yet a revered spiritual master when walking through town. (A dangerous two-faced hypocrite who commits vile deeds in secret while projecting piety in public.)