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“ ചിരച്ചുമിഞ്ചിയതു കുടുമ”
English Translation:
What is left after shaving the scalp bare is only the topknot. (Stripping away everything until only the bare, irreducible minimum remains.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പട്ടർ പാടുവന്നപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the strange predicament that befell the priest. (Finding oneself caught in an absurd, unmanageable bind wholly alien to one’s habits.)

“ മനാരിക്ക = ശൗചിക്ക”
English Translation:
[Linguistic gloss from source text: “Manarikkuka” means to cleanse oneself or perform ablutions after defecating.]

“ വാഴുന്നോർക്കു വഴിപ്പെടുക”
English Translation:
Bow and yield to the reigning ruler. (Prudence demands adapting and submitting to currently established authority rather than courting needless rebellion.)