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“Malayalam Proverb:
പണ്ടെദുർബല, പിന്നെയൊ ഗർഭിണി, പോരാഞ്ഞിട്ടു ബാധയുടെ ഒരുപദ്രവവും”
— English Translation:
Feeble to begin with, then pregnant, and on top of that, tormented by an evil spirit. (A compounding series of afflictions piling onto an already frail and overburdened individual.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണമെ ഗുണം”
— English Translation:
Money alone is counted as virtue. (In a cynical and materialistic world, financial wealth is equated with character and worth.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണ്ടെമടിച്ചിക്കു ഒരു ഉണ്ണിയതുമുണ്ടായി”
— English Translation:
The woman who was already lazy now has an infant to care for. (An already sluggish, indolent person being handed the perfect excuse to abandon all work.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണം കട്ടിലിന്മേൽ(മെത്തയിൽ) കുലം കപ്പയിൽ”
— English Translation:
Wealth rests upon the cushioned bed, while noble birth is tossed onto the rubbish heap. (Material fortune now commands greater respect than ancient heritage and noble pedigree.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പതിച്ചിയുടെ കറ്റമൊ പെണ്ണായിപ്പോയതു”
— English Translation:
Did the field-woman's sheaf of grain turn into a royal bride? (Mocking an absurd, exaggerated fuss made over a common and modest bundle of crops.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണംകൊടുത്തു കാളയെവാങ്ങുമ്പോൾ പൊന്നുകൊടുത്തു തക്കനെവാങ്ങണം”
— English Translation:
When you buy an ox with money, pay gold to hire a capable plowman. (Capital investments in equipment or assets are useless without paying well for skilled hands to manage them.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പതമുള്ളെടം പാതാളം”
— English Translation:
Where the soil is soft, people dig down to the netherworld. (The gentle, yielding, and submissive are routinely exploited to the extreme by overbearing opportunists.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണംനോക്കിനു മുഖംനോക്കില്ല”
— English Translation:
The pursuit of money respects no faces. (Financial transactions and greed recognize neither personal sentiment, kinship, nor favoritism.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പതിനായിരക്കാരന്റെപദവിയും, പഞ്ഞവാദിക്കാരന്റെപദവിയും”
— English Translation:
The status of a commander of ten thousand compared to the rank of a starving petitioner. (A vast, incomparable gulf between supreme aristocratic power and destitute begging.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണം, പണം എന്നുപറയുമ്പോൾ (കേൾക്കുമ്പോൾ) പിണവും വായ്പൊളിക്കും (പിളക്കും)”
— English Translation:
At the mere mention of money, even a corpse will pry open its jaws. (The allure of wealth is so powerful that it tempts the most unyielding and immovable minds.)

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— English Translation:
One who has mastered all eighteen combat disciplines as well as the secret solitary strike. (A battle-tested veteran who knows every tactical move, technique, and trick in the trade.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണികൂടാതെ പണമില്ല”
— English Translation:
Without labor, there is no wealth. (No sweat, no sweet; honest earnings cannot be made without dedicated toil.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പത്തമ്മചമഞ്ഞാലും പെറ്റമ്മയാകുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Even if ten women dress the part, can any ever equal the mother who gave birth? (No amount of outside indulgence or adopted affection can match the selfless love of one's own mother.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പണിക്കർവീണാൽ അഭ്യാസം”
— English Translation:
If the martial master falls, he claims it was a planned maneuver. (A vain expert saving face by pretending that an embarrassing slip was a deliberate technique.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പത്തും കീഴെമാറ്റു”
— English Translation:
A purity grading falling below ten carats. (Inferior, low-grade quality; falling well short of standard integrity and excellence.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പടെക്കും അടെക്കും കുടെക്കും ചളിക്കും നടുനല്ലു”
— English Translation:
In battle, behind barricades, under an umbrella, and through mire, the middle position is best. (The wisdom of the golden mean; positioning oneself in the center offers the greatest protection from extreme hazards.)