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“ വെള്ളത്തിലെ കുമള പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a bubble upon the surface of water. (Transient, fragile, and short-lived; bursting and vanishing into nothingness in an instant.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ രണ്ടു പട്ടിക്കു ഒരു എല്ലുകിട്ടിയപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like two dogs finding a single bone. (A bone of contention; fierce, bitter rivalry between two parties squabbling over a single, scarce prize.)

“ കരിമ്പെൽ തേൻ വെച്ചതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like drizzling wild honey over sweet sugarcane. (Piling sweetness upon sweetness; gilding the lily; an excess of delight.)

“ ആയിരം വാക്ക് അരപ്പലം (കാണി) തൂങ്ങാ”
English Translation:
A thousand empty words do not weigh half an ounce. (Talk is cheap; empty promises have no tangible substance.)