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“ രാജാവിനോടും, വെള്ളത്തോടും, തീയോടും, ആനയോടും കളിക്കരുത്”
English Translation:
Trifle not with a king, with rushing water, with fire, or with an elephant. (Never play with overwhelmingly powerful, volatile, and lethal forces that can destroy you in an instant.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ധർമ്മദൈവവും തലമുടിയും തനിക്കുനാശം”
English Translation:
One’s own ancestral guardian deity and one’s own long hair become the cause of one’s undoing. (When the very things meant for protection and ornament turn into instruments of destruction and entanglement.)

“ മൂത്തതു നന്നെങ്കിൽ മൂന്നും നന്നു”
English Translation:
If the eldest is upright and capable, all three will turn out well. (The tone set by the firstborn, pioneer, or leader determines the discipline and success of the followers who come behind.)

“ ഏറെചിരി മടയന്റെ ലക്ഷണം”
English Translation:
Excessive, unprovoked laughter is the mark of a fool. (Constant, shallow giggling betrays an empty and undisciplined mind.)