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“ ആളുക്ക് സഹായം, മരത്തിന് വേർ”
English Translation:
Humans require mutual support, just as trees require deep roots. (Interdependence is the foundational anchor of human life.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചെറുവിരൽ വിങ്ങിയാൽ പെരുവിരലോളം”
English Translation:
Even if the little finger swells up, it can grow only as large as the thumb. (The puffed-up arrogance or artificial inflation of a petty person can never truly surpass the baseline of the great.)

“ പാലവുംഇട്ടു, കൈവരിയും കെട്ടി, ഇനി എന്താണുകുറ്റം”
English Translation:
Built the bridge and fitted the handrail too; what fault could possibly remain? (Having provided every conceivable facility, convenience, and safeguard, leaving no room for further complaint.)

“ കുളിപ്പിച്ചാലും പന്നി ചേറ്റിൽ”
English Translation:
Even if washed clean, a pig will run straight back to the mire. (A person of base nature inevitably returns to their vulgar habits regardless of grooming or reform.)