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“ കുടൽവലിയൊനു ചക്കു”
English Translation:
For someone with a cavernous belly, an entire oil press is needed. (Insatiable gluttony or bottomless greed that consumes immense resources without ever being satisfied.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ചക്കിന്റെ മുരട്ടെ കുട്ടന്റെ ചെൽ”
English Translation:
Like the antics of the bullock tethered to the oil press. (Going in circles with endless motion while achieving zero real forward progress.)

“ തോണിമറിഞ്ഞാൽ പുറംനല്ലു”
English Translation:
If the boat capsizes, the upturned hull is the safest refuge. (Making the best of a catastrophe; holding fast to whatever remains afloat when ruin strikes.)

“ പന്നികിടക്കെ കേഴഎന്തിനു”
English Translation:
Why hunt for a barking deer when a wild boar lies right before you? (Do not waste effort chasing a minor, elusive prize when a substantial, ready asset is already in front of you.)