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“ പരുത്തിക്കടയിൽ നായ്ക്കെന്തുകാര്യം”
English Translation:
What business does a dog have inside a cotton shop? (Meddling in an arena where one has neither useful business, appetite, nor understanding.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചെക്കിപ്പൂവോട ശൈത്താൻചുറഞ്ഞപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the devil recoiling in disgust from the sacred ixora blossom. (A corrupt, depraved nature instinctively recoiling from holiness, beauty, and moral purity.)

“ പന്നിയെപായും കടവുശേഷിക്കും”
English Translation:
The boar may bolt through, but the river-ford remains. (Transgressors and momentary storms come and go, but the permanent strategic structure and vulnerability endure.)

“ ഓണവും വിഷുവും വരാതെ പോകട്ടെ”
English Translation:
Better that festive seasons like Onam and Vishu never arrive at all. (The lament of a destitute debtor who dreads holiday seasons because they bring insurmountable expenses.)