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“ ഉറങ്ങുന്നതും ഉപകാരത്തിലുറങ്ങണം”
English Translation:
Even one’s sleep should serve a fruitful purpose. (Every phase of life, including rest, should be purposeful, timely, and restorative.)

“ 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.)

“ ഒരുമയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഉലക്കമേലും കിടക്കാം”
English Translation:
Where there is unity, people can even sleep together on a narrow wooden pestle. (Genuine harmony and affection overcome cramped conditions and material lack.)