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“ വെളിച്ചപ്പാടിന്റെ തല പഴക്കത്തിനുപോരാ”
English Translation:
The oracle’s head is not built to last into a ripe old age. (Hazardous, self-punishing professions take a relentless toll; constant physical trauma cuts endurance and lifespan short.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വേലക്കള്ളിക്കു പിള്ള സാക്ഷി”
English Translation:
For the lazy maidservant, the nursing infant is the ready excuse. (An indolent person always points to dependents or petty distractions to justify avoiding hard labor.)

“ ഇരുത്തിയെ വെച്ചതുപോലെ”
English Translation:
As if custom-seated and fitted into place. (Flawlessly apt, precise, and completely natural to the context.)

“ ലോകപ്പശുക്കളുടെ കുത്തു സഹിച്ചുകൂടുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can one constantly endure being gored by the world’s wandering cattle? (Enduring relentless, spiteful harassment and meddling from society at large is an unbearable torment.)