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“ ഇല്ലത്തില്ലെങ്കിൽ കൊല്ലത്തും(കോലോത്തും) ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
If it cannot be found in your ancestral home, you will not find it in Kollam (or the royal palace). (True peace, security, and sustenance begin at home; what is absent within cannot be found wandering afar.)

“ കൊണ്ടവൻ അഞ്ചും”
English Translation:
He who has received the charge must stay watchful. (Holding ownership, custody, or debt naturally brings vigilance and anxiety.)

“ അച്ചികുടിച്ചതെ കുട്ടികുടിക്കൂ”
English Translation:
The child drinks only what the mother drinks. (Children inevitably inherit the habits and tastes of their parents.)