“ ചണ്ടിയും കച്ചറയും” English Translation: Useless weeds and trash. (Absolute rubbish; worthless clutter devoid of value.) — Malayalam Related Mantras “ അണകടന്ന വെള്ളം നോക്കി അലച്ചാലും തിരിയാതു” English Translation: Wailing over water that has breached the dam will not make it flow backward. (No use crying over spilt milk; what is done cannot be undone.) “ പിള്ളപ്പണി തീപ്പണി; തള്ളെക്കുരണ്ടാംപണി” English Translation: A child’s work is fire-work (a calamitous mess); it only gives the mother double the labor. (Incompetent assistance from the untrained creates chaos that requires the master to redo the entire job from scratch.) “ കയറെത്താത്തതുകൊണ്ടു കിണറുനികത്തണമൊ” English Translation: Should you fill in the well with earth just because your rope falls short of the water? (Never abandon or destroy a valuable resource simply because your current tools are inadequate.)