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“ ആയിരംകാര്യക്കാരെ കാണുന്നതിനെക്കാൾ ഒരു രാജാവെകാണുന്നതു നല്ലതു”
English Translation:
Better to meet the king directly once than to plead before a thousand ministers. (Dealing directly with the ultimate authority is far more effective than wasting time with petty bureaucrats.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പിള്ളേരല്ലെ, ചക്കരയല്ലെ”
English Translation:
Are they not children? Are they not sweet jaggery? (Pleading for affectionate indulgence toward the young; children are precious treasures whose blunders should be forgiven.)

“ തൊട്ടാലൊട്ടി ചവിട്ടിത്തേച്ചപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like grinding a clinging earwig under your heel. (Thoroughly crushing and stamping out an insidious, creeping nuisance once and for all.)

“ പാമ്പും പഴകിയതു നന്നു”
English Translation:
Even of venomous serpents, an old, familiar one is preferable. (Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t; an accustomed danger can be anticipated and navigated safely.)