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“ കൊല്ലാൻകൊടുത്താലും വളർത്താൻകൊടുക്കയില്ല”
English Translation:
Would rather send it to the slaughterhouse than give it to another to raise. (Vicious, dog-in-the-manger malice that prefers total destruction over letting another enjoy the asset.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ സമ്മതം മറഞ്ഞു ദുർമ്മതം നിറഞ്ഞു”
English Translation:
Mutual agreement vanished, and stubborn bigotry filled the space. (When spirit of compromise and consensus dissolves, malicious factionalism and bitter intransigence take control.)

“ വീട്ടിൽ ആണെങ്കിൽ കൂട്ടിൽ പെണ്ണു, കൂട്ടിൽ ആണെങ്കിൽ വീട്ടിൽ പെണ്ണു”
English Translation:
If a male is born in the house, a female is hatched in the nest; if a male in the nest, a female in the house. (The natural law of balance and alternation; providence distributes life and fortunes equitably across creation.)

“ മനസ്സൊപ്പമായാൽ ഉലക്കമേലും കിടക്കാം”
English Translation:
If hearts are in harmony, one can sleep comfortably even upon a wooden pestle. (Where there is genuine love, unity, and mutual understanding, the narrowest and harshest conditions cause no discomfort.)