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“ ഒലിപ്പിൽ കുഴിച്ചിട്ട തറിപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a stake driven into a raging flash flood. (Hopelessly unstable, violently shaking, and destined to be swept away.)

“ പണം കട്ടിലിന്മേൽ(മെത്തയിൽ) കുലം കപ്പയിൽ”
English Translation:
Wealth rests upon the cushioned bed, while noble birth is tossed onto the rubbish heap. (Material fortune now commands greater respect than ancient heritage and noble pedigree.)

“ പിലാവിന്റെകാതൽ പൂതലാകുമ്പോൾ തേക്കിന്റെ ഇളന്തല പച്ചവിടും”
English Translation:
By the time jackfruit heartwood decays into spongy rot, a teak sapling’s tender shoot is only just unfurling its green. (Disparity in endurance and lifespans; institutions, materials, and men mature and decline across vastly different scales of time.)