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“ മലർന്നുകിടന്നു തുപ്പിയാൽ മാറത്തു വീഴും”
English Translation:
If you spit while lying flat on your back, it falls squarely upon your own chest. (Slandering elders, benefactors, or one’s own family recoils directly upon oneself, bringing self-inflicted disgrace.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ക്ഷമ ബലം”
English Translation:
Patience is strength. (Forbearance and emotional self-mastery are the ultimate sources of enduring power.)

“ മന്നത്തു മടി അഴിച്ചുകൂടാ”
English Translation:
Never untie your coin pouch at the open village assembly. (Never expose your private wealth, vulnerabilities, or intimate secrets in a public place before curious eyes.)

“ കണക്കു വിട്ടാൽ പിണക്കു വരും”
English Translation:
Abandon proper accounts, and bitter quarrels will surely follow. (Clear accounts preserve friendships; financial ambiguity breeds distrust and conflict.)