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“ തന്റെയമ്മക്കു തവിടിടിക്കത്തില്ല, ആരാൻറെയമ്മക്കു ഇരുമ്പിടിക്കും”
English Translation:
Unwilling to pound soft rice bran for one’s own mother, but eager to forge heavy iron for a stranger’s mother. (Neglecting simple, vital duties toward one’s own family while exerting back-breaking labor to impress outsiders.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചോറുണ്ടാകുമ്പോൾ ചാറില്ല, ചാറുണ്ടാകുമ്പോൾ ചോറില്ല, രണ്ടും ഉണ്ടാകുമ്പോൾ ഞാനില്ല”
English Translation:
When there is rice, there is no broth; when there is broth, there is no rice; and when both are ready, I am not there. (The tragicomedy of chronic bad timing; complementary elements never align when one is present to enjoy them.)

“ താൻ ചെയ്ത പാപം തനിക്കു”
English Translation:
The sin one committed belongs to oneself alone. (Individual moral responsibility; everyone must personally bear the consequences of their own transgressions.)

“ എലിയെ തോല്പിച്ചു ഇല്ലംചുട്ടാൽ എലി ചാടിയുംപോം ഇല്ലം വെന്തുംപോം”
English Translation:
If you set fire to the mansion to defeat a rat, the rat will scurry away and your home will be ashes. (Burning down the house to kill a pest; self-destructive remedies that leave the problem unsolved.)