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“ നായ്ക്കാഷ്ടത്തിനു മേൽകാഷ്ടം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ നായ്ക്കാഷ്ടവും വിലക്കുപോകും”
English Translation:
If there is a filth even viler than dog dung, even dog dung will fetch a price. (In an atmosphere of complete degradation, the lesser evil becomes prized; everything is relative when compared to a worse catastrophe.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഓണവും വിഷുവും വരാതെ പോകട്ടെ”
English Translation:
Better that festive seasons like Onam and Vishu never arrive at all. (The lament of a destitute debtor who dreads holiday seasons because they bring insurmountable expenses.)

“ വേർ കിടന്നാൽ പിന്നെയും കിളുക്കും”
English Translation:
As long as the root lies in the ground, it will sprout again. (As long as the vital core or root cause survives, renewal and resurgence remain inevitable, for good or ill.)

“ മരിങ്ങിയ പണം മരിച്ചാലും എടുക്കുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
Wealth hoarded away in secret cannot be taken along when death arrives. (You can’t take it with you; hoarded riches remain behind uselessly once life departs.)