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“ ലോകപ്പശുക്കളുടെ കുത്തു സഹിച്ചുകൂടുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can one constantly endure being gored by the world’s wandering cattle? (Enduring relentless, spiteful harassment and meddling from society at large is an unbearable torment.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചെമ്മീനും ചുരക്കായും കറിവെച്ചിട്ടെനിക്കെന്ത്യെടീ കള്ളീ, ചെമ്മീനും ചുരക്കായും കറിവെച്ചിട്ടൊണ്ടൊടൊ കള്ളാ”
English Translation:
“Why haven’t you served me the prawn and gourd curry, you deceitful woman?”
English Translation:
“Did I ever cook a prawn and gourd curry, you deceitful man?” (Picking bitter domestic quarrels over imaginary offenses and non-existent feasts.)

“ നിന്ന കുന്നു കുഴിക്കല്ല”
English Translation:
Do not dig away the soil from the very hill on which you stand. (Never undermine or destroy the institution, foundation, or benefactor that sustains you; do not saw off the branch you are sitting on.)

“ വാചഃ കർമ്മാതിരിച്യതെ”
English Translation:
Action is vastly superior to speech. (Actions speak louder than words; tangible deeds and practical execution outweigh the most eloquent declarations.)