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“ കിണ്ണം വീണു, ഓശയും കേട്ടു”
English Translation:
The bronze vessel crashed down, and the clatter was heard by all. (The irreversible act is done and its public scandal cannot be hidden.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ മടിയിലരി ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ പെങ്ങളുടെ വീടു ചോദിക്കണമോ”
English Translation:
If you have rice tied in your waistband, do you need to ask where your sister’s house is? (A self-reliant person who carries their own provisions needs neither to seek favors nor depend on relatives.)

“ ഇളിച്ചവായനു അപ്പംകിട്ടിയതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like an open-mouthed, grinning simpleton having a sweet rice cake drop straight into his mouth. (An unearned, undeserved stroke of sheer good fortune falling into the lap of a fool.)

“ ദിവ്യനെന്നാകിലും ഭാഗ്യനെന്നാകിലും ദ്രവ്യമില്ലായ്കയിൽ തരംകെടുംനിശ്ചയം”
English Translation:
Be he divine or exceptionally fortunate, without material wealth his stature will surely fall. (In the cynical eyes of the world, neither noble birth nor high intellect can preserve social respect without financial means.)