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“ ഈഴത്തു പോയവർ ഊഴത്തുവന്നു പറ്റുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
Those who set off for Eelam will never return in time for their rightful turn. (Pursuing distant entanglements causes one to forfeit entitlements and duties at home.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഇല മുള്ളേൽ വീണാലും, മുള്ള് ഇലമേൽ വീണാലും ഇലക്കു തന്നെ കേട്”
English Translation:
Whether the leaf falls upon the thorn or the thorn falls upon the leaf, it is the leaf that suffers the damage. (In any collision between the vulnerable and the aggressive, the weak always bear the injury.)

“ കൊഴുക്കട്ടകൊടുത്താൽ കല്ലുർക്കാടുപിടിക്കാം”
English Translation:
Offer a sweet rice dumpling, and you can conquer the forest of Kallurkkad. (Small, timely inducements and strategic generosity can win over formidable obstacles and hostile territory.)

“ 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.)