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“ മോർ വിൽക്കുന്ന തായെ ഊരിലെ പാർവത്യമെന്തിനു”
English Translation:
Why does a mother who sells simple buttermilk need the administrative lordship of the village? (Pretentious overreach; assuming grand administrative titles and aristocratic airs that bear no relation to one’s humble trade.)

“ നിത്യംകാണുന്നകോഴി നിറംപിഴെക്കും”
English Translation:
The fowl seen every day appears dull in color. (Familiarity breeds contempt; constant everyday exposure blinds us to the genuine beauty and worth of what is close at hand.)

“ തൊട്ടാലൊട്ടി = ചെവിപ്പാമ്പു”
English Translation:
[Linguistic gloss from source text: Clarifies that “Thottalotti” refers to an earwig or burrowing insect (“chevippambu”), glossing proverb #1514.]