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“ പിണംകണ്ട കഴുവെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a vulture sighting a carcass. (Descending swiftly, greedily, and without pity upon someone else’s misfortune to scavenge the remains.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കൂറപ്പേൻ ചിനത്താൽ കുതിരക്കുട്ടിയാമൊ”
English Translation:
Even if a clothes louse conceives, will it ever give birth to a foal? (A base parasite will never produce something noble; nature cannot exceed its kind.)

“ പാണനോടു പാടാൻ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ പാണൻ പരിയത്തു”
English Translation:
When the minstrel was invited to sing, he suddenly grew flustered and tongue-tied. (When an alleged professional is called upon to perform on the spot, they stumble and make awkward excuses.)

“ മലമിഴുങ്ങും രാക്ഷസനു വാതിൽപ്പലക പപ്പടം”
English Translation:
To a demon that swallows whole mountains, a heavy wooden door-plank is a mere papadum. (To a colossal power or an insatiable appetite, what seems a formidable obstacle is merely a fragile, negligible snack.)