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“ അരുതാഞ്ഞാൽ ആചാരം ഇല്ല; ഇല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ ഓശാരവു ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
In times of dire helplessness, customary rites are waived; in times of destitution, complimentary favors cease. (Necessity knows no rigid etiquette, and charity cannot flow from empty hands.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കുറ്റം പറവാൻ ആർക്കും കഴിയും”
English Translation:
Anyone can point out faults. (Finding fault is easy; creating, building, and performing require true ability.)

“ പക്ഷിക്കാകാശം ബലം, മത്സ്യത്തിനു വെള്ളം ബലം”
English Translation:
The sky is the bird’s strength, and water is the fish’s strength. (Every creature or individual flourishes and wields true power only within their own natural element.)

“ പിറുക്കും കെറുക്കും ഒന്നു”
English Translation:
Sullen muttering and deep resentment spring from the same root. (Petty whining and brooding malice are merely different outward faces of the exact same bitter discontent.)