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“ കുത്തും തല്ലും ചെണ്ടക്കും അപ്പവും ചോറും മാരയാനും”
English Translation:
All the blows fall upon the drum, while all the festive cakes and rice go to the drummer. (The laborer absorbs all the bruising punishment, while the master reaps all the rewards and honors.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഇരിമ്പു പഴുക്കുമ്പോൾ കൊല്ലനും കൊല്ലത്തിയും ശേഷിക്കും”
English Translation:
When the iron glows white-hot, only the blacksmith and his wife remain at the forge. (When an ordeal reaches its fiercest intensity, only those with true skin in the game stand their ground.)

“ വിനാ പുരുഷകാരേണ ദൈവമത്രെനസിദ്ധ്യതി”
English Translation:
Without human exertion, even divine grace bears no fruit. (God helps those who help themselves; destiny requires active, diligent human labor to materialize.)

“ കണ്ടറിയാഞ്ഞാൽ കൊണ്ടറിയും”
English Translation:
What you fail to learn by observing others, you will learn the hard way by suffering the blow yourself. (Those who refuse wise counsel must learn through painful personal experience.)