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“ അന്നന്നുവെട്ടുന്ന വാളിനു നെയ്യിടുക”
English Translation:
Keep oiled the sword you strike with daily. (Diligently maintain and care for the tools and relationships you rely on every day.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തൊട്ടാലൊട്ടി = ചെവിപ്പാമ്പു”
English Translation:
[Linguistic gloss from source text: Clarifies that “Thottalotti” refers to an earwig or burrowing insect (“chevippambu”), glossing proverb #1514.]

“ അങ്ങുന്നെങ്ങാൻവെള്ളമൊഴുകുന്നതിന് ഇങ്ങുന്നുചെരിപ്പഴിക്കണമൊ”
English Translation:
Should you remove your sandals here just because water is flowing far off? (Crossing bridges before coming to them; unnecessary, premature anxiety.)

“ വായിലെ നാവിനു നാണമില്ലെങ്കിൽ വയറുനിറയും”
English Translation:
If the tongue in the mouth feels no shame, the belly will remain full. (Those devoid of pride or self-respect will beg, fawn, and wheedle their way to being sustained.)