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“ പോത്തു മാനംനോക്കുമ്പോൾ ആൾ മരം നോക്കണം”
English Translation:
When the water buffalo gazes up at the sky, the man should look for a tree to climb. (When a volatile brute shows signs of erratic restlessness, take immediate shelter before it charges.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ അവന്റെ വാക്കു പുല്ലെണ്ണപോലെ”
English Translation:
His word is like volatile grass oil. (Slick, unreliable promises that evaporate into thin air.)

“ കടിഞ്ഞാണില്ലാത്ത കുതിര ഏതിലേയും പായും”
English Translation:
A horse without a bridle will bolt wild in any direction. (Without discipline, guidance, and restraint, unrestrained energy rushes headlong into ruin.)

“ പുരെക്കൊരു മുത്തി(തീത്തി); അരെക്കൊരു കത്തി”
English Translation:
An old scold at home, and a sharp dagger at the waist. (A life of constant friction and strife; enduring domestic nagging within while remaining armed and wary without.)