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“ ഇല്ലത്ത് പെൺപെറ്റപോലെ ഇരിക്കുന്നതെന്തു?”
English Translation:
Why sit there looking as despondent as an orthodox patriarch who just had a daughter born? (Wearing an expression of utter gloom and despair over an unavoidable turn of events.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പഴമേൽ‌പിഴയില്ല; മഴമേൽ മുഴയില്ല”
English Translation:
In ancient traditional wisdom there is no error; upon falling rain there is no ridge. (Time-tested proverbs and natural laws are flawless and level; truth accommodates no dispute.)

“ ഒരുതൊഴുത്തിൽ മുളയുന്ന പശുക്കൾ കുത്തുന്നതും വടിക്കുന്നതും അയൽഅറിയാ”
English Translation:
The clashing of horns and bickering between cows of the same shed remain hidden from the neighborhood. (Domestic disagreements within a united family should stay strictly within the four walls.)

“ ചുണ്ടണങ്ങാകൊടുത്തു വഴുതിനങ്ങാവാങ്ങൊല്ല”
English Translation:
Do not part with hardy wild berries just to purchase fragile eggplants. (Do not exchange a dependable, low-maintenance asset for a fragile, troublesome commodity.)