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“ ചെമ്മാനംകണ്ടാലന്നു മഴപെയ്തില്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്നക്കൊല്ലം പെയ്തില്ല”
English Translation:
If it does not rain on the day the crimson sky appears, it will not rain for the rest of the year. (If a clear and certain omen fails to materialize at once, all subsequent timing and expectations are thrown into disarray.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കണ്ടാലറിയാം കൊണ്ടാൽ കൊടുക്കുന്നതു”
English Translation:
A single look reveals whether he will return what he borrows. (A person’s character and reliability are plainly evident in their demeanor.)

“ പേടും പിടിയും”
English Translation:
A doe and a cow-elephant. (An odd, absurd mismatch; pairing two creatures of totally incompatible scale, temperament, and size.)

“ തന്മേലുണ്ടെങ്കിലെ തമ്മട്ടിൽവീഴൂ”
English Translation:
Only if fruit hangs on the boughs will it drop onto the collecting cloth. (You can gather profits and results only where real substance exists; you cannot reap from an empty source.)