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This expression describes using a totally inappropriate or excessively forceful method to solve a minor problem. Just as using a heavy pestle to dust fragile pots would result in breaking them rather than cleaning them, it refers to actions that cause more damage than good due to lack of tact or proportion.

This proverb describes someone who ignores their duties or the requests of those who truly care for them, but will blindly follow someone else who treats them poorly or leads them toward trouble. It highlights misplaced priorities and the tendency to be lured by illicit or harmful attractions while neglecting legitimate responsibilities.

This proverb emphasizes that bad habits, problems, or children's misbehavior should be corrected when they are small or in their early stages. Once they grow strong or become deep-rooted over time, they become impossible to control or eliminate.

This expression is used to describe a person who lacks empathy or cannot understand the depth of someone else's suffering or hard work because they have not experienced it themselves. It is often applied to those who reap the benefits of a situation without knowing the struggle involved in creating it.

This proverb is used to describe an inherent nature or character trait that cannot be changed regardless of how much effort is put into refining or cleaning it. It is often applied to people with deep-seated negative traits or stubborn habits.

This expression is used to describe someone who tries to deceive others by mixing useless or harmful waste into something useful. It signifies a deceptive act of camouflaging defects or filler material into the main product to increase volume or trick the receiver.

Changing locations or moving to a different place does not necessarily solve one's problems if they are inherent or caused by poor luck/decisions. It highlights that destiny or the consequences of one's actions follow them wherever they go, and running away is not a solution to fundamental misfortune.

This proverb is used to convey that truth or reality does not depend on documentation or records. Even if the books (panchangams) containing astronomical data are lost, the stars in the sky remain. It suggests that fundamental facts remain unchanged regardless of whether we have the means to track or prove them at a given moment.

This proverb is used to describe how wealth or resources naturally gravitate toward places where there is already abundance. Similarly, it implies that people tend to go where there is an existing benefit or profit for them.

This proverb emphasizes that mere talk or knowledge without action is useless. Just as a patient must take medicine prescribed by a doctor rather than just repeating the doctor's name to get cured, one must put in the actual work to achieve a result instead of just discussing the person who can do it or the process itself.