“ അർത്ഥം അനർത്ഥം” English Translation: Wealth begets calamity. (The pursuit of riches often brings its own ruin.) — Malayalam Related Mantras “ എരിശ്ശേരിയിൽ കൈ മുക്കിയവ” English Translation: One who thrust his bare hand into a pot of piping-hot curry. (Someone who got severely burned by rash meddling and will never repeat the mistake.) “ അന്നവിചാരം, മുന്നവിചാരം, പിന്നെവിചാരം, കാര്യവിചാരം” English Translation: First the thought of daily food, then foresight, reflection, and worldly work. (Basic sustenance comes before all else; an empty stomach cannot attend to higher pursuits.) “ ഉണ്ട ചോറ്റിൽ കുണ്ടകുത്തരുത്” English Translation: Do not bore a hole in the plate of rice you just ate from. (Never sabotage or desecrate the benefactor who provided your livelihood.)