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“ ഇല്ലത്തുണ്ടോ മത്തിത്തല”
English Translation:
Will you ever find a sardine’s head in an orthodox Brahmin homestead? (Hunting for something fundamentally incompatible, forbidden, or impossible in a given setting.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കണ്ടതിലോഹരി എടുത്താൽ വെന്തതിലോഹരി തിന്നാം”
English Translation:
If you take your share in whatever work is seen, you may take your share in whatever is cooked. (He who does not work shall not eat; contribute to the labor if you wish to share the feast.)

“ മാണിക്കക്കല്ലിനെന്തുള്ളൂ മലസംഗംഭവിക്കിലും”
English Translation:
What harm befalls a precious ruby even if it comes into contact with filth? (True nobility, integrity, and intrinsic brilliance remain unsoiled even when cast into degrading environments.)

“ ചെല്ലാത്ത പൊന്നിനു വട്ടം ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
Counterfeit gold has no exchange value. (What lacks intrinsic worth, integrity, or general acceptance cannot be relied upon as valid currency in life.)