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“ ഓണവും വിഷുവും വരാതെ പോകട്ടെ”
English Translation:
Better that festive seasons like Onam and Vishu never arrive at all. (The lament of a destitute debtor who dreads holiday seasons because they bring insurmountable expenses.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കരണത്തിനു ചേർന്നതു കൈമറി”
English Translation:
A backhand slap suits an insolent posture (or an agile somersault matches a daring leap). (Meeting an action with its exact, fitting retribution or matching technique; tit for tat.)

“ കുനിയൻ മദിച്ചാലും ഗോപുരം ഇടിക്കാ”
English Translation:
Even if a hunchback runs amok, he cannot knock down a temple tower. (The rage or arrogance of the powerless can never topple grand, enduring institutions.)

“ കുളത്തിൽനിന്നു പോയാൽ വലയിൽ, വലയിൽനിന്നു പോയാൽ കുളത്തിൽ”
English Translation:
Out of the pond into the net, out of the net back into the pond. (Trapped in an alternating cycle of capture and escape; or returning safely to one’s natural element.)