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“ കെട്ടാത്തവനു കെട്ടാത്തതുകൊണ്ടു, കെട്ടിയവനു കെട്ടിയതുകൊണ്ടു”
English Translation:
Trouble for the bachelor because he is unmarried, and trouble for the married man because he is wed. (Every station in life carries its own unique discontents; the grass is always greener on the other side.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഓടം മാടായ്ക്കു പോകുമ്പോൾ ഓലക്കെട്ടു വേറെ പോകേണമൊ”
English Translation:
When the ferryboat is already sailing to Madai, does a bundle of palm leaves need separate passage? (When a major conveyance is already bound for a destination, piggybacking small errands costs nothing.)

“ മാണിക്കക്കല്ലിനെന്തുള്ളൂ മലസംഗംഭവിക്കിലും”
English Translation:
What harm befalls a precious ruby even if it comes into contact with filth? (True nobility, integrity, and intrinsic brilliance remain unsoiled even when cast into degrading environments.)

“ പാമ്പും കുഞ്ഞിനു പാൽ കൊടുത്തു വളർത്തും പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like nursing a serpent’s fledgling on warm milk. (Nurturing a treacherous person who will inevitably turn and strike the hand that fed them.)