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“ ഛിദ്രേഷ്വനർത്ഥം ബഹുലീഭവന്തി”
English Translation:
In cracks and internal divisions, misfortunes multiply. (Adversity and enemies swarm where internal disunity, weakness, or rifts exist.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വിരൽ കൊടുത്താൽ കൈ വിഴുങ്ങും”
English Translation:
Offer a finger, and they will swallow the whole arm. (Give an inch and they will take a mile; opportunistic parasites exploit small concessions into total usurpation.)

“ ചേറ്റിൽ അടിച്ചാൽ നീളെ തെറിക്കും (അഴുക്കു പറ്റും)”
English Translation:
Strike the mire, and it spatters far and wide across yourself. (Wrangling with base, vulgar adversaries only serves to soil one’s own reputation.)

“ ആണായാൽ നാണംവേണം; മുഖത്തഞ്ചുമീശവേണം”
English Translation:
A man must possess a sense of honor, and at least a modest mustache upon his face. (True manhood demands both moral integrity and the outward dignity of adulthood.)