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“ കൊമ്പുതോറുംനനക്കേണ്ടാ മുരട്ടു നനച്ചാൽമതി”
English Translation:
You don’t need to water every single branch; watering the roots is enough. (Address the root cause and foundation of a matter rather than wasting labor on superficial branches.)

“ കോടാലിക്കമ്പു കുലത്തിനുംകടു”
English Translation:
The wooden haft of the axe is the deadliest enemy of its own forest. (Traitors from within one’s own kin or community inflict the most devastating ruin; the forest tree supplies the handle that fells the grove.)

“ ഉപായം കൊണ്ടു കഷായം വെക്കുക”
English Translation:
Brewing a medicinal decoction purely through cunning ingenuity. (Employing clever wit and resourceful trickery to solve a difficult predicament.)