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“ എലിയെ തോല്പിച്ചു ഇല്ലംചുട്ടാൽ എലി ചാടിയുംപോം ഇല്ലം വെന്തുംപോം”
English Translation:
If you set fire to the mansion to defeat a rat, the rat will scurry away and your home will be ashes. (Burning down the house to kill a pest; self-destructive remedies that leave the problem unsolved.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പാങ്ങൻ നന്നെങ്കിൽ പടിക്കൽ ഇരുന്നാലും മതി”
English Translation:
If your ally is truly steadfast, it is enough if he merely sits at your doorstep. (Loyal protectors provide immense security simply through their steadfast presence and proximity.)

“ എല്ലാരും തേങ്ങാഉടെക്കുമ്പൊൾ ഞാൻ ഒരു ചിരട്ട എങ്കിലും ഉടെക്കെണ്ടയൊ”
English Translation:
When everyone is cracking whole coconuts in devotion, shouldn’t I at least break an empty coconut shell? (Eagerly imitating the grand gestures of others according to one’s own meager capacity.)

“ അരികത്തുള്ളതിൽ മോഹം ഇല്ലല്ലൊ”
English Translation:
There is rarely any longing for that which lies right beside you. (Familiarity breeds neglect; distant things seem more attractive than nearby blessings.)