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“ ഊരുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഉപ്പുവിറ്റും കഴിക്കാം”
English Translation:
As long as there is an inhabited village, one can survive even by selling salt. (Where human society exists, honest labor and humble enterprise will always secure a living.)

“ ചട്ടി, വിട്ടി = ഷഷ്ഠി, വിഷ്ഠി”
English Translation:
[Linguistic gloss from source text: Clarifies that “Chatti” and “Vitti” in proverb #564 refer to Shashti and Vishti, inauspicious astrological timings.]

“ അരി നാഴിക്കും അടുപ്പു മൂന്നു വേണം”
English Translation:
Even to cook a single measure of rice, you still need three hearth stones. (Basic overheads and essential procedures cannot be skipped, regardless of how small the scale.)