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“ കിണറ്റിൽ വീണപന്നിക്കു കല്ലുംകൊഴിയും (പാറയും) തുണ”
English Translation:
For a wild boar fallen into a deep well, even stones and rocks hurled at it become stepping stones. (A fierce, resilient survivor who turns hostile attacks into the very means of climbing out.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ താൻ ചത്തു മീൻപിടിച്ചാൽ ആർക്കുകൂട്ടാ”
English Translation:
If you die while catching fish, who is left to enjoy the curry? (What does it profit a person to exhaust their very life chasing wealth if they do not survive to enjoy it?)

“ മുട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഇഷ്ടം പോകും”
English Translation:
When hardship and poverty knock, love takes flight. (Under severe privation and endless financial strain, domestic affection and goodwill often wither away.)

“ നൊന്തകണ്ണീലെ കുന്തം ചാടു”
English Translation:
The spear always strikes the hurting eye. (Misfortune always lands where one is already vulnerable; adding injury to an existing wound.)