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“ ഇരവിഴുങ്ങീയ പാമ്പുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a python that has swallowed its prey whole. (Lethargic, bloated, and utterly incapable of stirring or taking action.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആയിരം കോഴിക്കു അരക്കാ”
English Translation:
Half a wild quail is worth more than a thousand chickens. (True quality, potency, and rarity vastly outweigh sheer, common quantity.)

“ 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.)

“ രാജവായ്ക്ക്(തിരുവായ്ക്ക്) എതിർവായില്ല (പ്രത്യുത്തരമില്ല)”
English Translation:
Against the royal command, there is no opposing voice (no answering back). (The word of sovereign power brooks no argument, dispute, or appeal.)