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“ ചെല്ലം പെരുത്താൽ ചിതലരിക്കും”
English Translation:
If treasure boxes multiply excessively, termites will devour them. (Hoarding wealth beyond manageable bounds invites neglect, pestilence, and rot.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ആണിനും തൂണിനും അടങ്ങാത്തവൾ”
English Translation:
One who yields neither to man nor to stone pillar. (Utterly stubborn, uncontrollable, and defying all authority and restraint.)

“ തേക്കുതടിക്കും തെമ്മാടിക്കും എവിടെയും കിടക്കാം”
English Translation:
A seasoned teak log and a hardened vagabond can lie anywhere. (Those who are tough, resilient, and indifferent to comfort can endure and sleep in any rough corner.)

“ കുടൽവലിയൊനു ചക്കു”
English Translation:
For someone with a cavernous belly, an entire oil press is needed. (Insatiable gluttony or bottomless greed that consumes immense resources without ever being satisfied.)