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“ കയിലിനുതക്ക കണ”
English Translation:
A ladle proportioned to the bowl (or an arrow suited to the bow). (Means, tools, and remedies must match the scale of the task.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഓടിപ്പോകുന്ന പട്ടിക്കു ഒരുമുളം കൂട്ടി”
English Translation:
Give an extra cubit of swing to strike a fleeing dog. (Giving an extra shove to speed the departure of an unwelcome scoundrel; good riddance to bad rubbish.)

“ തത്രപ്പെട്ടാൽ താടിയും മീശയും വരുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will a beard and mustache sprout simply because you are in a frantic hurry? (Natural maturation and organic growth cannot be accelerated by frantic impatience; everything requires its due season.)

“ ചെമ്പിൽ അമ്പഴങ്ങാപുഴുങ്ങിതിന്നിട്ടും ജീവിക്കണം”
English Translation:
One must survive even if it means subsisting on sour hog-plums boiled in a copper pot. (One must bear the harshest privations and bitterest austerity to endure through life.)