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“ മന്തുകാലൻറെ തൊഴിപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the kick from a man afflicted with elephantiasis. (A blow that is heavy, slow, and clumsy, yet leaves a dull, crushing impact when it lands.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ സാള(മം) വരുമ്പോൾ സ്വരവരാ, സ്വരവരുമ്പോൾ സാള(മം)വരാ, രണ്ടുംകൂടിവരുമ്പോൾ അവസരവരാ”
English Translation:
When rhythm is present, melody is absent; when melody is present, rhythm is absent; and when both finally align, the opportunity is gone. (The tragic comedy of chronic bad timing; essential complementary elements rarely coincide while the window of opportunity is open.)

“ അല്ലലുള്ള പുലയിയെ ചുള്ളിയുള്ള കാടറിയു”
English Translation:
Only the brambled wild knows the struggling laborer. (True suffering is understood only by those who share the same harsh life.)

“ വാരരെ കഴുവേറ്റിയതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like sending the harmless temple attendant to the gallows. (An outrageous miscarriage of justice; penalizing a gentle, innocent scapegoat with extreme, unwarranted cruelty.)