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“ കരകയും വേണം, കിറികോടുകയും അരുത് എന്നുവെച്ചാലൊ”
English Translation:
Wanting to weep bitterly, yet insisting that one’s lip must not twist? (Expecting to undergo deep pain or difficult ordeals without displaying the natural strain and suffering.)

— Malayalam

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“ കുത്തുകൊണ്ട പന്നി നെരങ്ങും പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a speared wild boar crawling along the dirt. (Scurrying or writhing in agonizing torment and desperate retreat after suffering a crushing blow.)

“ കാശഴിയാതെ കറികൂട്ടാനൊക്കുമോ”
English Translation:
Can you prepare a rich curry without spending a copper? (Quality outcomes and substantial results cannot be achieved without spending the necessary capital.)

“ നാലാംകുരുന്തല നഷ്ടം”
English Translation:
The fourth terminal sprout brings only loss. (Folk agricultural wisdom warning that over-harvesting or pushing growth into a fourth cycle leads to diminishing returns and ruin.)