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“ കോഴിക്കു നെല്ലുംവിത്തും ഒക്കും (ഒരുപോലെ)”
English Translation:
To a scratching hen, common paddy and preserved seed-grain are identical. (Ignorance fails to distinguish between daily consumption and precious capital reserved for the future.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ അരചനന്നുകേൾക്കും ദൈവംനിന്നുകേൾക്കും”
English Translation:
The king delivers judgment the very same day; God bides His time and listens. (Earthly justice acts swiftly, but divine justice grinds slowly and thoroughly.)

“ മെല്ലെ തിന്നാൽ മുള്ളും തിന്നാം”
English Translation:
If eaten slowly and carefully, one can eat even thorny bones. (With patience, measured caution, and deliberation, even the most hazardous or difficult tasks can be handled without injury.)

“ 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.)