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“ ചൊറിക്കറിവില്ല”
English Translation:
An itch knows no reason or restraint. (Intense primal urges, bodily discomforts, and blind compulsions overpower rational inhibition.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ സേവമുഴുത്തിട്ടു കണ്ടി ഇറങ്ങിക്കൂടാ”
English Translation:
Entangled too deeply in sycophancy, one cannot even step down onto the field path. (Total subservience and fawning loyalty to a master cost an individual their fundamental freedom and dignity.)

“ നെയ്യപ്പംതിന്നാൽ രണ്ടുണ്ടുകാര്യം, മീടുംമിനുങ്ങും വയറും നിറയും”
English Translation:
Eating a ghee-fried cake accomplishes two things: the lips glisten and the stomach is filled. (Killing two birds with one stone; gaining both outward prestige and solid, practical nourishment.)

“ കാട്ടുകോഴി വീട്ടുകോഴിയാമോ”
English Translation:
Can a wild jungle fowl ever truly become a domestic hen? (An inherently untamed or rogue disposition cannot be domesticated simply by changing its setting.)