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“ വന്നാൽ എന്തുവരാഞ്ഞാൽ; വരാഞ്ഞാൽ എന്തു വന്നാൽ”
English Translation:
What matters if it comes or doesn’t? What matters if it doesn’t come or does? (Total, unbothered indifference toward an outcome so trivial that its arrival makes no practical difference.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉള്ളി തൊലിച്ചതു പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like peeling the layers of an onion. (Peeling back layer after layer only to find tears and emptiness at the center.)

“ തപ്പു കാച്ചിയും തണങ്ങു പെറുക്കിയും കിടക്കെയുള്ളൂ”
English Translation:
Just idling away life roasting wild tubers and picking up twigs. (Living an aimless, hand-to-mouth existence devoid of enterprise, ambition, or growth.)

“ ഏറെബുദ്ധിയുള്ള പൊന്മാൻ കിണറ്റിലല്ലെമുട്ടയിടുന്നതു”
English Translation:
Isn’t it the “overly clever” kingfisher that builds its nest inside a well? (People who think they are extraordinarily cunning often craft plans that trap them in deep peril.)