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“ കക്ഷത്തിലിരിക്കുന്നതു പോകയുമരുതു, ഉത്തരത്തേലിരിക്കുന്നതു എടുക്കയും വേണം”
English Translation:
Wanting to grasp what is perched on the ceiling rafter without dropping what is tucked under the arm. (Greedy overreaching; attempting to seize new prizes while selfishly refusing to release what you already hold.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വരാനുള്ളതു വഴിയിൽതങ്ങുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will that which is destined to arrive ever get held up on the road? (What is fated cannot be stopped; destined events and consequences will reach you without fail.)

“ ഇളനാ കുടിയറികയില്ല, ഇളയപോത്തു വെട്ടറികയില്ല”
English Translation:
A young tongue knows no restraint in drinking; an untrained young bull knows not how to cut a straight furrow. (Inexperience lacks both self-control and technical mastery.)

“ ആരാച്ചാരുടെ നോട്ടം പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the cold stare of an executioner. (A chilling, pitiless gaze that views someone only as a target marked for death.)