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“ ശവം ചുട്ടവൻ ചാവു കഴിക്കയില്ല”
English Translation:
He who burned the corpse is excluded from the funeral feast. (The laborer who performs the grim, essential toil is cast aside when honors, rewards, and ceremonial banquets are shared.)

“ ആനക്കു പന ചക്കര”
English Translation:
To an elephant, an entire palm tree is as easy to devour as a lump of jaggery. (What appears intimidating or impossible to ordinary people is effortless to the powerful.)

“ കാച്ച (കാഞ്ഞ, അനച്ച) വീണ (ചാടിയ) പൂച്ച പച്ചവെള്ളം കണ്ടാലും പേടിക്കും (അറെക്കും)”
English Translation:
A cat that fell into boiling water recoils even from cold water. (Once bitten, twice shy; severe trauma instills an irrational dread of harmless things.)