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“ പകൽ കൈകാണിച്ചാൽ വരാത്തതു രാത്രി കണ്ണുകാണിച്ചാൽ വരുമൊ”
English Translation:
What refused to come when beckoned with the hand by day, will it come with a wink of the eye at night? (If explicit, straightforward invitations fail completely, subtle and secretive overtures have no chance of success.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ മഴയത്തുള്ള എരുമയെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a water buffalo standing placidly in torrential rain. (Utterly indifferent, unbothered, and thick-skinned in the face of harsh conditions or surrounding panic.)

“ മക്കത്തുചെന്നു ചിരെച്ചാൽ പൊതിയാ തേങ്ങായോളം പൊന്നു കിട്ടും, അവിടെ കൊടുത്താൽ അരി മുഴക്കെകിട്ടും”
English Translation:
Go shave in Mecca and you will earn gold the size of an unhusked coconut, but spend it there and it buys only a handful of rice. (High nominal wages in distant foreign lands are swallowed up by exorbitant living expenses; glittering prospects mask steep realities.)

“ ചുമ(വ)രുണ്ടെങ്കിലെ ചിത്രമെഴുതാവു”
English Translation:
Only if there is a wall can a fresco be painted. (A solid physical foundation, good health, and basic resources are indispensable before pursuing decorative or higher achievements.)