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“ പോയാൽ പൊറുക്കുവാൻ പൊണ്ണാച്ചിയുംമതി”
English Translation:
When you must simply make do, even clumsy Ponnachi will suffice. (When pride is stripped away and needs are urgent, any humble, makeshift arrangement is welcomed.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഒരാറെവന്നതെല്ലാം പൂളോനും മക്കളും”
English Translation:
All that washed down the river was swept away by Poolan and his sons. (A single dominant family or party monopolizing all the spoils or claiming every outcome.)

“ ഓലകളയാത്തോൻ നാടുകളയും”
English Translation:
He who refuses to surrender a worthless scrap of palm leaf will end up losing his whole estate. (Stubbornly clinging to petty paperwork and trivial rights costs one the greater kingdom.)

“ ഉണ്ണുമ്പോൾ കൊതിച്ചെങ്കിലെ ഉരുള കിട്ടു”
English Translation:
Only if you show eager craving while dining will an extra rice ball come your way. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease; one must voice one’s desire to receive a share.)