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“ കണ്ടിമുഖത്തു മീൻ അടുത്തപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like fish crowding into the narrow breach of the dike. (Flocking blindly into a bottleneck or trap where capture is effortless and certain.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ നടന്നകന്നാൽ ഇടറും, ഇരുന്നകാൽ ഇടറുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
The foot that walks and wanders may stumble, but the foot that stays seated never stumbles. (Those who take initiative and venture out will inevitably face mistakes, while those who risk nothing avoid error but accomplish nothing.)

“ കിളി പറയുംപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a parrot reciting words. (Repeating speech mechanically by rote without the slightest understanding of its true meaning.)

“ വെട്ടൊന്നെങ്കിൽ തുണ്ടം രണ്ടു”
English Translation:
One stroke of the blade, two clean pieces. (Decisive, blunt, and uncompromising action or speech; settling an issue cleanly without vacillation or lingering ambiguity.)