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“ കടലിൽ കായം കലക്കിയതു പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like dissolving a pinch of asafoetida in the vast sea. (A tiny contribution swallowed up and lost in an immense expanse; a drop in the ocean.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉണ്ട ഉണ്ണി ഓടിക്കളിക്കും, ഉണ്ണാത്ത ഉണ്ണി ഇരുന്നു കളിക്കും”
English Translation:
The well-fed child runs and plays; the hungry child sits and plays. (Nourishment fuels energy and vitality, while hunger drains spirit and vigor.)

“ പൈക്കുമ്പോൾ പന്നിയിറച്ചി ഹലാൽ”
English Translation:
When starving, even pork is halal. (Necessity knows no law; in dire extremity and life-or-death situations, strict taboos and rigid prohibitions are suspended.)

“ ഇരുതോണിയിൽ കാലുവച്ചാൽ വെള്ളത്തിൽ കിടക്കും”
English Translation:
Place one foot in each of two boats, and you end up in the river. (Attempting to straddle conflicting loyalties or contradictory courses leads straight to disaster.)