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“ തൊമ്മനയയുമ്പൊൾ ചാണ്ടിമുറുകും, ചാണ്ടിയയയുമ്പൊൾ തൊമ്മൻ മുറുകും”
English Translation:
When Thomman slackens, Chandy tightens; when Chandy slackens, Thomman tightens. (A persistent, intractable feud where two obstinate parties alternate flare-ups, preventing any peaceful settlement.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കരിമ്പിനു കമ്പുദോഷം”
English Translation:
Sugarcane is afflicted by bore-worms and hard nodes. (Even the sweetest and most prized things possess their own inherent flaws and vulnerabilities.)

“ വെറ്റിലയുടെ മൂക്കരുതു, അടക്കയുടെ തരങ്ങരുതു, പുകയിലയുടെ പൊടിയരുതു, നൂറേറരുത്”
English Translation:
Cut not the tip of the betel leaf, use not inferior areca nut, crush not the tobacco into dust, and exceed not with slaked lime. (Traditional etiquette and connoisseurship; true enjoyment and proper living require refined balance, quality ingredients, and avoiding crude excess.)

“ പൂച്ചയില്ലാനാട്ടിൽ എലിരാജാവു”
English Translation:
In a land without cats, the rat reigns as king. (When true authority or greatness is absent, petty weaklings strut about as rulers; when the cat’s away, the mice will play.)