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“ മുട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഇഷ്ടം പോകും”
English Translation:
When hardship and poverty knock, love takes flight. (Under severe privation and endless financial strain, domestic affection and goodwill often wither away.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉലക്ക കൊണ്ടു താറുടുപ്പിച്ചു വിട്ടു”
English Translation:
Sent away made to wear a pounding pestle as a loincloth. (Thoroughly beaten, disgraced, and driven out in humiliation.)

“ വഷളനു വളരാൻ വളം വേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
A degenerate rogue needs no manure to flourish. (Vices, bad habits, and depraved characters spread rapidly on their own without requiring any encouragement.)

“ സമ്മതം മറഞ്ഞു ദുർമ്മതം നിറഞ്ഞു”
English Translation:
Mutual agreement vanished, and stubborn bigotry filled the space. (When spirit of compromise and consensus dissolves, malicious factionalism and bitter intransigence take control.)