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“ വടികുത്തിയും പടകാണണം”
English Translation:
Even if leaning on a walking stick, one must go witness the battle. (An irresistible human urge to witness monumental events, historical spectacles, or grand drama despite physical infirmity.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉള്ളുരുക്കത്തിനു് ചികിത്സയില്ലാ”
English Translation:
There is no medicine for the burning agony of the inner heart. (Physical remedies cannot heal deep grief, mental anguish, or heartbreak.)

“ കുറിച്ചി വളർന്നാൽ ആവോലിയാമോ(യൊളം)”
English Translation:
Even if a tiny Kurichi fish grows, can it ever match a pomfret? (A coarse, common thing cannot match prime quality no matter how much it expands.)

“ മാനംകെട്ടും പണംനേടിക്കൊണ്ടാൽ മാനക്കേടപ്പണം പൊക്കിക്കൊള്ളും”
English Translation:
Amass wealth even at the expense of honor, and that very money will wipe away the disgrace. (A cynical worldly observation that acquired wealth eventually buys social prestige, respectability, and collective amnesia.)