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“Tamil:
தேடப்போன மூலிகை காலடியில் அகப்பட்டாப்போல .”
“English Translation:
As if a medicinal root he had gone to seek, was obtained at his foot.”,

— Tamil

Related Mantras

“Tamil:
வேடமோ தவவேடம் மனதிலோ அவவேடம்.”
“English Translation:
In appearance an ascetic, at heart a cheat.”,

“Tamil:
அணில் ஏறவிட்ட நாய் பார்ப்பதுபோல.”
English Translation:
As a dog looks up at a squirrel that has ascended and escaped his grasp.A despairing look after a thing irrecoverably lost.,

“Tamil:
நோலாமையினால் மேலானதுபோம்.”
English Translation:
By neglecting religious austerities supreme good will be lost.,