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“ കട്ടിൽകാലേൽക്കോണ്ടേ കൊടിയിട്ടാറെയും തൃപ്തിവരാത്തവൾ”
English Translation:
A woman who remains unsatisfied even when a victory banner is planted right at the foot of her bed. (A pathologically ungrateful, insatiable person whom no amount of luxury or pampering can ever please.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉള്ളതിൽ പങ്കും ഓലക്കീറും”
English Translation:
A fair share of whatever is at hand, and a scrap of palm leaf to record it. (Equitable distribution and transparent, honest dealings, however modest the resources.)

“ എലവു കാത്തിരുന്ന പക്ഷിയെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the bird that waited for the silk-cotton fruit to ripen. (Patiently enduring long anticipation only to end up with mouthfuls of dry, inedible cotton; sheer disappointment.)

“ തട്ടാൻ പെങ്ങടെതും തട്ടും”
English Translation:
A dishonest goldsmith will shave gold even from his own sister’s ornament. (An ingrained, compulsive vice or professional greed spares neither family ties nor moral conscience.)