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“ ചുമക്കുന്നകഴുത ചെനെക്കയില്ല”
English Translation:
A donkey broken by heavy pack-loads does not conceive. (Relentless, crushing toil and exhaustion leave no vitality for creative growth, prosperity, or flourishing.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കയ്യൂക്കുള്ളവൻ കാര്യക്കാര”
English Translation:
He who possesses the strength of arm becomes the master. (Might is right; physical power and assertiveness dictate authority.)

“ അശ്വിനിദേവന്മാർ വന്നാൽ സാധിക്കും”
English Translation:
Possible only if the celestial physicians descend from heaven. (A hopeless situation that only an impossible miracle can fix.)

“ കെട്ടാൻ നേരത്താണൊ മൂക്കു എടുക്കുന്നതു”
English Translation:
Is the wedding hour the time to pierce and shape the nose? (Scrambling to do fundamental preparations at the eleventh hour when the event is already beginning.)