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“ ആട്ടുകേട്ട പന്നിയെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a wild boar startled by a hunter’s shout. (Fleeing headlong in wild panic or charging blindly without direction.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉഴവിലെ കളവു തീർക്കണം”
English Translation:
Weeds and flaws must be cleared right during the plowing. (Nip problems in the bud; correct errors at the very start before they corrupt the entire enterprise.)

“ തെക്കുംവടക്കും അറിയാത്തവ”
English Translation:
One who knows neither south nor north. (An utterly clueless individual who lacks basic orientation, discernment, and common sense.)

“ വീട്ടിന്നലങ്കാരം പെണ്ടാട്ടിയും മക്കളും, കഞ്ഞിക്കലങ്കാരം തേങ്ങായും മാങ്ങായും”
English Translation:
The glory of a house is a wife and children, just as the delight of rice gruel is grated coconut and mango pickle. (True completeness and harmony; a loving family ennobles a home, just as the right accompaniments elevate simple fare.)