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“ കുരുടർ ആനയെക്കണ്ടപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the blind men trying to perceive an elephant. (Drawing a narrow, distorted conclusion about the whole based merely on an isolated fragment.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഏക്കം കൊടുത്തിട്ടു ഉമ്മട്ടംവാങ്ങുക”
English Translation:
Paying a heavy earnest sum only to receive poisonous datura in return. (Paying a premium price for something that turns out to be toxic and ruinous.)

“ പാലവുംഇട്ടു, കൈവരിയും കെട്ടി, ഇനി എന്താണുകുറ്റം”
English Translation:
Built the bridge and fitted the handrail too; what fault could possibly remain? (Having provided every conceivable facility, convenience, and safeguard, leaving no room for further complaint.)

“ ചരതമില്ലാത്തവൻ പരതിനടക്കും”
English Translation:
He who lacks purpose and direction wanders around groping in the dark. (Without grounding, aim, and discipline, an individual drifts aimlessly through life.)