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“ ചക്കക്കൂഞ്ഞിലും ചന്ദനക്കുരണ്ടും സമം”
English Translation:
Treating the fibrous core of a jackfruit and a stump of fragrant sandalwood as equal. (A complete lack of taste and discernment, equating common dross with precious treasure.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പെണ്ണുകെട്ടണമെങ്കിൽ പെരിക്കാലും പിടിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you wish to marry a bride, you must hold even the swollen foot of an invalid. (To secure a cherished alliance or goal, one must be prepared to swallow pride and show absolute humility.)

“ പാമ്പിനു പാൽ വിഷം; പശുവിനു പുല്ലു പാൽ”
English Translation:
To the serpent, sweet milk turns into venom; to the cow, coarse grass turns into nourishing milk. (Inner nature determines outcome: noble souls produce blessings from humble sustenance, while corrupt minds turn purity into poison.)

“ ഇമ്പംപെരുപ്പതു തുമ്പത്തിനായ് വരും”
English Translation:
Excess of sensual indulgence inevitably yields profound sorrow. (Unrestrained hedonism always culminates in misery.)