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“ കുഴിയാനയുടെചേൽ, പറയുന്തൊറും വഴിയൊട്ടു”
English Translation:
Like the habit of an antlion: the more you talk, the deeper it burrows into its sandpit. (Evasive, stubborn obstinacy where counsel or confrontation only drives the person deeper into hiding.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഇളമ്പക്കത്തോട്ടത്തിൽ നായ്ക്കയറിയതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a stray dog crashing into an oyster bed. (An awkward, clumsy interloper creating pointless wreckage where he has no business being.)

“ ചങ്കെടുത്തു കാണിച്ചാൽ ചെമ്പരത്തിപ്പൂവെന്നു പറയും”
English Translation:
Even if you rip out your heart to show them, they will dismiss it as merely a red hibiscus. (No matter how transparently you prove your sincere devotion, cynical minds will mock it as trivial or fraudulent.)

“ ചത്താൽ തല തെക്കു പോലും വടക്കു പോലും”
English Translation:
Once dead, what does it matter whether the head points south or north? (Once life is extinguished or a matter is finished, pedantic rituals and trivial details cease to matter.)