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“ പെണ്ണുകെട്ടണമെങ്കിൽ പെരിക്കാലും പിടിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you wish to marry a bride, you must hold even the swollen foot of an invalid. (To secure a cherished alliance or goal, one must be prepared to swallow pride and show absolute humility.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കുടകുമലയിന്നു പേറുകഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടു കാണിയാക്കെണ്ടി എരയിന്റെ തലയിലൊ”
English Translation:
After the childbirth took place in the Coorg hills, does the newborn need to be formally presented to the household pillar? (Insisting on rigid, misplaced rituals long after the major event has already concluded elsewhere.)

“ നീന്താമാട്ടിനെ വെള്ളംകൊണ്ടുപോകും”
English Translation:
The cattle that refuse to swim will be swept away by the floodwaters. (Those who fail to develop essential survival skills and adapt during crises will be washed away by the tide.)

“ താന്താൻ കഴിച്ചതിൽ താന്താ”
English Translation:
Each must lie in the pit they dug for themselves. (As you make your bed, so you must lie on it; everyone must endure the outcomes of their own choices.)