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“ കളിയിൽ തുടങ്ങിയതു കാര്യമായി”
English Translation:
What began in jest turned into dead earnest. (Frivolous teasing or casual pranks escalating into a serious dispute or crisis.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ നെല്ലറ പൊന്നറ”
English Translation:
A granary filled with paddy is a chamber of gold. (Food security, fertile harvest, and agricultural self-sufficiency are the truest and most dependable forms of wealth.)

“ ചെക്കിപ്പൂവോട ശൈത്താൻചുറഞ്ഞപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the devil recoiling in disgust from the sacred ixora blossom. (A corrupt, depraved nature instinctively recoiling from holiness, beauty, and moral purity.)

“ മുറ്റത്ത്‌ മുല്ലെക്കു മണമില്ല”
English Translation:
The jasmine blooming in one’s own front yard has no fragrance. (Familiarity breeds contempt; people overlook the brilliance right at home while coveting distant wonders.)