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“ തഞ്ചത്തിനു വളംവേണ്ടാ; വളത്തിനു തഞ്ചംവേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
Skill needs no extra manure, and rich manure needs no cunning trick. (True mastery and rich innate substance do their own work; when genuine quality is present, artificial gimmicks are unnecessary.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ലക്ഷം ജനങ്ങൾ കൂടും സഭയിൽ ലക്ഷണമൊത്തവൻ ഒന്നോ രണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
In an assembly of a hundred thousand people, those of genuine noble character number only one or two. (True excellence, rare integrity, and flawless caliber are hard to find in the vast, undifferentiated crowd.)

“ നാഥനില്ലാത്ത കളരിപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a martial arts arena without a master. (A state of complete anarchy, chaos, and lawlessness where discipline has vanished because no one is in command.)

“ വെളുത്തമാരയാൻ ഇഞ്ചിപൊരിച്ചതു (മുറിച്ചതു) മൂലം ദാ വനപുക്കു”
English Translation:
Because the fair temple drummer fried (or cut) ginger, he was driven into exile in the wild forest. (A minor domestic slip or trivial breach of strict ritual escalating into catastrophic ruin and banishment.)