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“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉടയോനെപിടിച്ചു കെട്ടുന്നകാലം”
— English Translation:
An era when the master himself is bound in chains. (A lawless, chaotic time when the natural order is upended and legitimate authority is overthrown by rogue subordinates.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഈററമായൻനേടിയതു ചക്കമായൻതിന്നും”
— English Translation:
What Reed-Mayan earned by his sweat, Jackfruit-Mayan devours in idleness. (One person toils relentlessly to build a fortune, while an idle parasite wastes it away.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഈറെറടുപ്പാൻപോയവൾ ഇരട്ടപെറ്റ”
— English Translation:
The midwife who went to deliver another woman's baby ended up delivering twins of her own. (Going out to help solve someone else's predicament, only to return saddled with double the trouble yourself.)

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— English Translation:
One who respects neither Shiva nor Brahma. (An utterly irreverent, recalcitrant rebel who bows before neither divine law nor human authority.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്തുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ചെല്ലുന്നെടത്തുമുണ്ട്”
— English Translation:
If there is plenty in your own household, prosperity will greet you wherever you travel. (A strong, secure home foundation commands respect and opens doors everywhere.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്തുണ്ടോ മത്തിത്തല”
— English Translation:
Will you ever find a sardine's head in an orthodox Brahmin homestead? (Hunting for something fundamentally incompatible, forbidden, or impossible in a given setting.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്തുനല്ലതിരിക്കുവാൻ പോകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
When one is well-provided for at home, one does not go wandering abroad. (Contentment and abundance at home eliminate the need to seek shelter elsewhere.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്ത് പഴയരിയെങ്കിൽ ചെല്ലുന്നെടത്തും പഴയരി”
— English Translation:
If stale rice is your lot at home, stale rice will follow you wherever you go. (A persistent run of misfortune or humble standing cannot be shaken off simply by changing geography.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇരുന്നുണ്ടാൽ കുന്നും തുലയും”
— English Translation:
Merely sitting and consuming without earning will level even a mountain of wealth. (Idle spending without replenishment exhausts the largest fortunes.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്ത് പെൺപെറ്റപോലെ ഇരിക്കുന്നതെന്തു?”
— English Translation:
Why sit there looking as despondent as an orthodox patriarch who just had a daughter born? (Wearing an expression of utter gloom and despair over an unavoidable turn of events.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇരുന്നുനോക്കിയാൽ നിരന്നമൂട്”
— English Translation:
Viewed from a seated distance, every stump appears level. (Superficial, detached observation overlooks deep inequalities and hidden disparities.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്തെ പുഷ്ടി ഉണ്ണിയുടെ ഊരകൊണ്ടറിയാം”
— English Translation:
The prosperity of the household is visible in the plumpness of the child's waist. (The health and well-being of the youngest dependents are the truest gauge of a home's real prosperity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇരുന്നിടത്തുനിന്നെഴുന്നേറ്റില്ല എങ്കിൽ രണ്ടും അറികയില്ല”
— English Translation:
If you never rise from where you sit, you will learn neither side of life. (Staying sheltered and motionless keeps a person forever ignorant of the world.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലത്തെ പൂച്ചപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a cat in an affluent homestead. (Living a pampered, carefree life with free run of the place without lifting a paw.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇരുമുറിപ്പത്തായത്തിൽ ഒരുമുറിവിത്തെന്റെത്”
— English Translation:
In a two-compartment grain bin, the seed grain in one chamber is mine. (Asserting one's distinct, indisputable share and ownership in a joint household.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഇല്ലാത്തവർക്ക് ആമാടയും പൊന്ന്”
— English Translation:
To those who have nothing, even a copper token is as precious as gold. (To the truly destitute, the smallest handout is a treasure.)