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“ ചീഞ്ഞചോറ്റിനു ഒടിഞ്ഞ കയിൽ (തവി)”
English Translation:
For spoiled rice, a snapped serving spoon. (Base, low-grade fare served with broken implements; matching poor quality with poor tools.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പൊരുത്തങ്ങളിൽ മനപ്പൊരുത്തം മതി”
English Translation:
Among all astrological compatibilities, the harmony of minds is sufficient. (Mutual love, emotional understanding, and shared purpose surpass all ritual horoscope matchings.)

“ ഏറെവിളഞ്ഞാൽ വിത്തിനാകാ”
English Translation:
If allowed to over-ripen, it ceases to be viable seed. (Over-maturation spoils purpose; missing the optimal window renders an asset useless.)

“ മരിങ്ങിയ പണം മരിച്ചാലും എടുക്കുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
Wealth hoarded away in secret cannot be taken along when death arrives. (You can’t take it with you; hoarded riches remain behind uselessly once life departs.)