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“ അൻപില്ലാത്തവനോടു തുമ്പുകെട്ടിയതു അറിവില്ലാത്തവന്റെ (ഭോഷത്വം)ോഴത്തം”
English Translation:
Binding oneself to someone devoid of love is the foolishness of the naive. (Investing devotion in a heartless person is an exercise in futility.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ നീറാലിയിൽ ആറുകാൽ ആകാ”
English Translation:
A six-legged beetle cannot be tolerated upon a fine silk canopy. (A single vile flaw, pest, or parasite ruins what is delicate, precious, and refined.)

“ ഉപ്പിനോടുക്കുമൊ ഉപ്പിട്ടവട്ടി”
English Translation:
Can the basket that held the salt ever rival the salt itself? (A mere vessel or association cannot claim the inherent worth of the genuine article.)

“ വലിയോരുവന്നാൽ വലിപ്പിച്ചയക്കണം”
English Translation:
When eminent guests arrive, see them off with generous and lavish honors. (Uphold high standards of hospitality; treat dignitaries and elders with the reverence and ceremony befitting their station.)