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“ അത്താണികണ്ട കൂലിക്കാരനെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a weary porter catching sight of a roadside resting stone. (Filled with profound relief at the first opportunity to set down a heavy burden.)

“ വായ്ക്കരിക്കുവകയുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ നംപൂരിനാടുനീങ്ങുമൊ”
English Translation:
If there were enough grain for the funeral rites, would the Namboothiri ever pass away (or wander abroad begging)? (Extreme destitution forces even the proudest into desperate, humiliating measures; nobody surrenders station if basic needs are met.)

“ അക്കരനിൽക്കുന്ന പട്ടർ തോണിമുക്കി”
English Translation:
The priest standing on the other shore sank the boat. (Scapegoating an innocent, uninvolved bystander.)