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“ തുഞ്ചൊൻപുച്ച കെട്ടിഉഴുതപൊലെ”
English Translation:
Like yoking a wild tomcat to a plow. (Attempting to carry out a heavy, serious task with completely unmanageable, absurdly mismatched instruments.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉപ്പുപുളിക്കൂലും മൊട്ട ചതിക്കും”
English Translation:
Salt might turn sour before a rogue ceases to betray. (An untrustworthy character is bound to deceive, defying even impossible odds.)

“ ചാക്യാരെ ചന്തി, വണ്ണത്താന്റെ മാറ്റു”
English Translation:
The actor’s backside relying on the washerman’s clean cloth. (Depending entirely on another person’s goods to maintain basic outward dignity.)

“ നാഴിപ്പൊന്നുകൊടുത്താലും മൂളിപ്പെണ്ണു എനിക്കുവേണാ”
English Translation:
Even if accompanied by a measure of gold, I want no woman who only grunts and mumbles. (Material wealth cannot compensate for a sullen, sour, and uncommunicative partner.)