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“ അറുപതിൽ അത്തും വിത്തും; എഴുപതിൽ ഏടാകോടം”
English Translation:
At sixty, loss of possessions and seed; at seventy, utter confusion and eccentricity. (The inevitable mental and physical toll of advanced old age.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ എളുപ്പവഴിക്കു പകൽപോരാ”
English Translation:
A whole day is not enough to get through a shortcut. (Shortcuts often turn out to be the longest, most convoluted detours.)

“ കുലയാന മുമ്പിൽ കുഴിയാനയെ പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like an antlion standing before a majestic tusker elephant. (A laughable, staggering mismatch between immense might and tiny insignificance.)

“ ചമ്പുകണ്ട പറയനെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the swamp-laborer catching sight of edible chambu roots. (Overjoyed with pure, uncontainable delight upon finding wholesome food and sustenance.)