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“ അമ്പലംവിഴുങ്ങിക്കു വാതിൽപലക പപ്പടം”
English Translation:
To one who swallows an entire temple, the wooden door panel is just a crisp pappadam. (For someone committing monumental theft or grave misdeeds, minor offenses are insignificant trifles.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആർക്കാനും കൊടുക്കുമ്പോൾ അരുതെന്ന് വിലക്കരുത്”
English Translation:
When someone is giving to another, never forbid or hinder the giving. (Never obstruct acts of charity or stand between someone in need and an open hand.)

“ ചക്കയിട്ടും നാ കുരച്ചും കിടക്കുകെയുള്ളൂ”
English Translation:
The jackfruit will drop when ripe, and the dog will simply lie there barking at it. (Natural inevitabilities will occur regardless of the futile noise made by helpless onlookers.)

“ തോണിയുടെ നടുവിൽനിന്നു തുഴയുമ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like attempting to row while standing in the dead center of the canoe. (Working with clumsy, ineffective leverage where effort is wasted and balance is destroyed.)