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“ ഉലക്കയ്ക്കു മുറിച്ചു കുറുവടിയായി”
English Translation:
Hewed down a log meant for a pestle until only a short club remained. (Poor planning and over-pruning that reduce a grand asset into a trivial remnant.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പന്തീരാണ്ടു പട്ടരുടെകൂടെപാർത്തിട്ടും കുടുമ്മി മുമ്പിലൊപുറകിലൊന്നറിഞ്ഞുകൂടാ”
English Translation:
Lived beside the priest for twelve full years and still doesn’t know whether his hair-tuft is worn in front or behind. (Gross, hopeless unobservant stupidity despite long-term exposure to the plain facts.)

“ പണ്ടുമുണ്ടോ ഞണ്ടിനുവാലു”
English Translation:
Did a crab ever possess a tail in ancient times? (An inherent, permanent impossibility cannot suddenly emerge out of nowhere.)

“ കീരിയെ കണ്ട പാമ്പുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a serpent catching sight of a mongoose. (Frozen in sheer terror before one’s natural, lethal nemesis.)