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“ അന്നവിചാരം, മുന്നവിചാരം, പിന്നെവിചാരം, കാര്യവിചാരം”
English Translation:
First the thought of daily food, then foresight, reflection, and worldly work. (Basic sustenance comes before all else; an empty stomach cannot attend to higher pursuits.)

“ അത്യാശെക്കനർത്ഥം”
English Translation:
Boundless greed brings profound loss. (Grasp all, lose all.)

“ അധികംപറയുന്നവൻ കളവുംപറയും”
English Translation:
He who talks excessively is bound to speak untruths. (Loquacity inevitably gives way to exaggeration and lies.)

“ അധികമായാലമൃതവുംവിഷം”
English Translation:
Even divine nectar turns to poison when taken in excess. (Too much of a good thing is bad.)

“ അധികംസ്നേഹം കുടിയെകെടുക്കും”
English Translation:
Excessive indulgence ruins the household. (Blind pampering and unrestrained affection undermine discipline and spoil character.)

“ അനച്ചഅടുപ്പേൽ ആനയുംവേകും”
English Translation:
Over a roaring hearth, even an elephant can be cooked. (With sufficient heat, persistence, and pressure, even the most monumental task yields.)

“ അനച്ചകഞ്ഞിക്കു അരുകുനന്നു”
English Translation:
For piping hot porridge, it is best to eat from the rim inward. (Tackle burning, delicate problems gradually from the periphery rather than plunging into the center.)

“ അനച്ചവെള്ളത്തിൽചാടിയ പൂച്ച പച്ചവെള്ളംകണ്ടാലറയ്ക്കും”
English Translation:
A cat scalded by hot water recoils even from cold water. (Once bitten, twice shy.)

“ അനിർവേദ പ്രാപ്യാണി ശ്രേയാംസി”
English Translation:
The highest good is attained through freedom from despondency. (Enduring success comes to those who never surrender to despair.)

“ അനുഭവംകൊണ്ടറിയാം ജാതകഫലം”
English Translation:
Only lived experience reveals the truth of the horoscope. (The reality of any prophecy or plan is proved only when life puts it to the test.)

“ അനുത്സേകഃ ഖലുവിക്രമാലങ്കാരഃ”
English Translation:
Humility is indeed the true ornament of valor. (True strength and heroism are crowned by modesty, not boastfulness.)

“ അന്തിവിരുന്നു കുരുന്നിനുകേടു”
English Translation:
Late-night feasts harm the little child. (Disrupting natural rest and routines takes a heavy toll on the young and vulnerable.)

“ താന്നത്തിന്റെബലവും ആയുസ്സിന്റെശക്തിയുമുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ മനത്താലിങ്കൽാണാം”
English Translation:
If food sustains our strength and life endures, we shall meet again at the ancestral home. (Fate and life permitting, paths will cross once more.)

“ അത്തം ഞാറ്റുതലയും അരചർകോപവും പിത്തവ്യാധിയും പിതൃശാപവും ഒക്കുവോളം തീരാ”
English Translation:
The onset of the Atham sun, the wrath of a king, a bilious disease, and a father’s curse will not abate until they run their full course. (Certain deep-rooted adversities and rages cannot be checked until fully exhausted.)

“ അന്നനടയും തന്നനടയും ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
Lost both the swan’s graceful gait and one’s own natural walk. (In foolishly imitating someone else, one loses one’s own identity.)

“ അത്താണികണ്ട കൂലിക്കാരനെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a weary porter catching sight of a roadside resting stone. (Filled with profound relief at the first opportunity to set down a heavy burden.)