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“ ആശാനക്ഷരം ഒന്നുപിഴച്ചാൽ ശിഷ്യന്നക്ഷരം അമ്പത്തൊന്നും”
English Translation:
If the master errs by a single letter, the disciple blunders across all fifty-one. (A minor mistake by a leader multiplies into total confusion among their followers.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കല്ലടിക്കോടൻ കറുത്താൽ കറുകപുഴ നിറഞ്ഞു”
English Translation:
When the peaks of Kalladikode darken with storm clouds, the Karuka river is sure to overflow. (Certain ominous signs and unmistakable portents point directly to an inevitable flood of consequences.)

“ ഗതാനുഗതികൊലോകൊ നലോക: പാരമാത്ഥിക:”
English Translation:
The world merely mimics the herd; the crowd does not seek ultimate truth. (Masses follow convention, gossip, and precedent blindly rather than investigating reality for themselves.)

“ വായിലെ നാവിനു നാണമില്ലെങ്കിൽ വയറുനിറയും”
English Translation:
If the tongue in the mouth feels no shame, the belly will remain full. (Those devoid of pride or self-respect will beg, fawn, and wheedle their way to being sustained.)