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“Malayalam Proverb:
താററ്റ തുണി പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a garment stripped of its waist-fold. (Completely loose, undisciplined, and devoid of grounding or dignity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താനുണ്ണാത്തേവർ വരംകൊടുക്കുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Will a deity who is offered no food ever grant a boon? (You cannot expect favors, cooperation, or service from authorities without first providing appropriate tribute or hospitality.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താളിന്നുപ്പില്ല എന്നും താലിക്കു മുത്തില്ല എന്നും”
— English Translation:
Complaining that the wild-leaf broth lacks salt, and that the marriage pendant lacks a pearl. (Chronic, petty fault-finding; whining about minor imperfections in humble food and sacred possessions alike.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താനുണ്ടേ തൻറെ വയറു നിറയൂ”
— English Translation:
Only if you eat yourself will your own belly be filled. (No one else can do your living, working, or learning for you; personal effort alone satisfies individual need.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താഴത്തുവീട്ടിൽ വന്ന വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച മേലേവീട്ടിലും”
— English Translation:
The Friday that visited the lower house will inevitably arrive at the upper house too. (Misfortune spares no one; the adversity or day of reckoning that strikes a neighbor will eventually visit you.)

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— English Translation:
If you die while catching fish, who is left to enjoy the curry? (What does it profit a person to exhaust their very life chasing wealth if they do not survive to enjoy it?)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താഴിരിക്കെ പടിയോടുമുട്ടല്ല”
— English Translation:
While the padlock holds fast, do not bang your head against the door frame. (Direct your efforts at the root obstacle or central authority rather than venting uselessly at peripheral structures.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ ചെന്നാൽ മോർ കിട്ടാത്തെടത്തുനീന്നൊ ആളെ അയച്ചാൽ പാൽ കിട്ടുന്നു”
— English Translation:
Where you couldn't get even buttermilk by going in person, will sending a proxy fetch you fresh milk? (If personal pleading failed to secure even a minor favor, sending an emissary will certainly not produce a grander prize.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താഴെ കൊയ്തവൻ ഏറെ ചുമക്കണം”
— English Translation:
He who cuts the grain low at the stalk must shoulder the heaviest load. (Greedily maximizing yield brings the penalty of carrying a far more exhausting burden.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ ചെല്ലാകൂലി വട്ടിപ്പുറത്തു”
— English Translation:
The wage for the day you did not go to work sits waiting outside on the basket. (Sarcasm for expecting compensation without labor; unperformed work earns no livelihood.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
തിണ്ടിന്മേൽ നിന്ന് തെറി പറയരുതു”
— English Translation:
Do not stand upon the porch railing and scream foul abuse. (Do not broadcast disgraceful quarrels and insults from a prominent public vantage point.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ ചെയ്ത പാപം തനിക്കു”
— English Translation:
The sin one committed belongs to oneself alone. (Individual moral responsibility; everyone must personally bear the consequences of their own transgressions.)

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— English Translation:
Each must lie in the pit they dug for themselves. (As you make your bed, so you must lie on it; everyone must endure the outcomes of their own choices.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താന്താൻ തേടിയതേ താന്താൻ നേടൂ”
— English Translation:
Only what you have earned by your own effort will you truly possess. (Self-earned merit and wealth are the only enduring assets; you reap strictly what you sow.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
തവളെ പിടിച്ചു ഗണപതിക്കു വച്ചാലോ?”
— English Translation:
What if you catch a frog and offer it as a sacred oblation to Lord Ganesha? (Making a grossly profane, absurd, or mismatched offering in a solemn context.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താടിക്കുമ്മ കഴുത്തിനു കത്തി”
— English Translation:
A kiss upon the beard, but a dagger at the throat. (A Judas kiss; flattering sweetness and outward affection masking lethal betrayal.)