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“ പുഞ്ചപുറത്തിട്ടു വേലികെട്ടുക”
English Translation:
Erecting the protective fence while leaving the wetland crop outside. (Misdirected safeguards; zealously protecting peripheral trivia while leaving the core asset entirely exposed to ruin.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പടുമുളെക്കു വളം വേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
A vigorous wild shoot needs no manure. (Natural genius and robust inborn vitality flourish on their own without requiring artificial boosting.)

“ കാലുപിടിച്ചും കാച്ചിക്കുളിച്ചും കഴിയരുത്”
English Translation:
Do not spend your days groveling at other people’s feet and bathing in medicated oils. (A warning against living a servile, cowardly, and overly pampered existence.)

“ കുനിയൻ മദിച്ചാലും ഗോപുരം ഇടിക്കാ”
English Translation:
Even if a hunchback runs amok, he cannot knock down a temple tower. (The rage or arrogance of the powerless can never topple grand, enduring institutions.)