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“ മണൽ പിരിച്ചു നൂലാക്കി”
English Translation:
Spun loose sand into fine thread. (Accomplishing a seemingly impossible feat through extraordinary ingenuity, cunning, or magical skill.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കുടംകമിഴ്ത്തി(കമത്തി)വെള്ളം പകർന്ന(ഒഴിച്ച)തുപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like pouring water over an inverted pot. (Wasting advice, instruction, or effort on an unreceptive mind; water off a duck’s back.)

“ ഉച്ചിവെച്ചകൈകൊണ്ടു ഉദകക്രിയ ചെയ്യരുത്”
English Translation:
Do not perform the final death libations with the very hand that blessed the child’s crown. (Never betray, destroy, or curse the person you once nurtured and raised.)

“ വെള്ളം ആകാഞ്ഞാൽ തോണ്ടിക്കുടിക്കണം; നിലം ആകാഞ്ഞാൽ നീങ്ങിഇരിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If the surface water is fouled, dig a little seep to drink; if the ground is foul, shift aside and sit elsewhere. (Practical adaptability; adjust your methods when resources are compromised, and move away when the environment becomes hostile.)