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“ കുരങ്ങൻചത്ത കുറവനെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the wandering performer whose monkey has died. (Utterly devastated, helpless, and stripped of one’s sole livelihood.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കൊണ്ടാടിയാൽ കരണ്ടിയും ദൈവം”
English Translation:
If celebrated with devotion, even a wooden ladle becomes a deity. (Sanctity and honor reside in the reverent faith of the observer; anything elevated with dedication commands respect.)

“ ബധിരാൻ മന്ദകർണ്ണശ്രെയാ”
English Translation:
One who is hard of hearing is better than one who is completely deaf. (Half a loaf is better than none; having partial faculty or modest capability is far better than total deficiency.)

“ കൂട്ടം കുത്തിയാൽ കുല വാടും”
English Translation:
If the central bunch is struck, the fruit withers; if internal division strikes the group, the lineage declines. (Internal strife and discord ruin a united family or community from within.)