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“ താന്താൻ പൊത്തിൽ തോന്തോം”
English Translation:
Inside one’s own hollow, one dances and sings with abandon. (Every cock crows on its own dunghill; within one’s private domain, everyone feels sovereign and bold.)

“ ചെമ്പെന്നുംചൊല്ലി ഇരുമ്പിനു കാലു (ചോര) കളഞ്ഞു”
English Translation:
Calling it copper, one ran one’s legs off (or bled dry) for mere iron. (Wasting immense labor, sacrifice, or wealth pursuing something believed to be precious that turned out to be worthless dross.)

“ നാഴി ആഴിയിൽമുക്കിയാലും നാഴി നാഴിതന്നെ”
English Translation:
Even if you plunge a small measuring cup into the vast ocean, it can bring back only its own measure. (A person’s inner capacity dictates what they can absorb; boundless opportunity cannot benefit someone beyond their natural limits.)