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“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉർവ്വശീശാപം ഉപകാരമായ് തീർന്നു”
— English Translation:
Urvashi's curse turned out to be a blessing. (A blessing in disguise; an apparent misfortune that yields an unexpected, vital advantage.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉഴിഞ്ഞു ചാടുമ്പോൾ പെറുക്കെണ്ടാ”
— English Translation:
When casting away ritual offerings to banish ill luck, do not turn back to pick them up. (Once you have discarded a toxic association or burden, never turn back to retrieve it.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉലക്കയ്ക്കു മുറിച്ചു കുറുവടിയായി”
— English Translation:
Hewed down a log meant for a pestle until only a short club remained. (Poor planning and over-pruning that reduce a grand asset into a trivial remnant.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉഴിഞ്ഞെറിവാൻ നെല്ലുമരിയുമുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ കണ്ടുപിടിപ്പാൻ ബാധയുമുണ്ടു”
— English Translation:
If you have ample rice to toss away on exorcisms, a demon will easily be found. (If you display resources to squander on superstition, opportunists will invent troubles to fleece you.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉലക്കയുടെ കുറ്റം വളി വിട്ടുപോയതു”
— English Translation:
Blaming the wooden pestle for passing gas. (An utterly nonsensical pretext invented out of thin air to manufacture blame.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉലക്കയോളം കാതൽ”
— English Translation:
Heartwood as solid and unyielding as a pestle. (Tremendous inner resilience, incorruptible character, and strength.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉലുന്തന്റെമുതൽ ഉറുമ്പുണ്ടുപോകും”
— English Translation:
The hoarded wealth of a miser is devoured by ants. (Selfish hoarders never enjoy their riches; neglect and decay consume what was withheld from others.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉറക്കത്തിൽ പണിക്കത്വം ഇല്ല”
— English Translation:
In deep sleep, there is no masterhood or title. (Sleep and death erase all worldly hierarchies, titles, and human distinctions.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉള്ള കഞ്ഞിയിലും പാറ്റാ വീണു”
— English Translation:
A cockroach fell into the meager bowl of porridge. (Compounded misery; ruin falling upon the very last scrap of sustenance.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉറക്കത്തിൽ കാലുപിടിച്ച പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like clutching someone's feet while still half-asleep. (Making an irrational, groveling plea or mistaken move in a state of confusion.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉള്ളതിൽ പങ്കും ഓലക്കീറും”
— English Translation:
A fair share of whatever is at hand, and a scrap of palm leaf to record it. (Equitable distribution and transparent, honest dealings, however modest the resources.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉറക്കിനു പായി വേണ്ടാ”
— English Translation:
Sleep requires no woven mat. (Sleep is the best pillow; deep exhaustion cares nothing for luxury or soft bedding.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉള്ളതു പറഞ്ഞാൽ ഉറിയും ചിരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
Speak the naked truth, and even the hanging pot-sling will burst into laughter. (The candid truth can be so startlingly obvious and unvarnished that even inanimate things seem amused.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉറക്കം വരാത്തതു കിടക്കയുടെ കുറ്റം”
— English Translation:
Blaming the bed when you cannot fall asleep. (Blaming external tools and circumstances for one's own internal restlessness or failure.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉള്ളതെല്ലാറ്റിലും നല്ലതു വിദ്യയാം”
— English Translation:
Of all treasures that exist, true learning is the finest. (Knowledge and wisdom are the supreme, imperishable wealth.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉറങ്ങുന്ന കുറുക്കൻ കോഴിയെ പിടിക്കയില്ല”
— English Translation:
A sleeping fox catches no fowl. (Fortune favors the vigilant; idle slumber earns no livelihood.)