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“ മന്ത്രിക്കൊത്തപടി”
English Translation:
A measure suited to the counselor’s station. (Acting in strict accordance with one’s rank and office, taking steps proportioned to the counsel received.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വായ്ക്കരിക്കുവകയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ നംപൂരിനാടുനീങ്ങുമൊ”
English Translation:
If there were enough grain for the funeral rites, would the Namboothiri ever pass away (or wander abroad begging)? (Extreme destitution forces even the proudest into desperate, humiliating measures; nobody surrenders station if basic needs are met.)

“ കാതറ്റ സൂചിയും കൂടി വരാതു”
English Translation:
Even a broken needle without an eye will not accompany you past death. (You cannot take a single earthly possession with you when you die; all worldly hoardings are left behind.)

“ തക്കം എങ്കിൽ തക്കം; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വെക്കം”
English Translation:
If the opportune moment is here, seize it; otherwise act with swift dispatch. (Strike while the iron is hot; either wait patiently for the ideal opportunity or act immediately without lingering indecision.)