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“Malayalam Proverb:
വേദം അറിഞ്ഞാലും വേദന വിടാ”
— English Translation:
Even mastering the sacred Vedas does not ward off bodily pain. (High learning, intellectual greatness, and spiritual insight do not exempt one from the physical frailties and suffering of mortal life.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെള്ളത്തിലെ കുമള പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a bubble upon the surface of water. (Transient, fragile, and short-lived; bursting and vanishing into nothingness in an instant.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വേദനക്കു വിനോദം ചേരാ”
— English Translation:
Jesting and amusement do not suit agony. (Indulging in frivolous mirth or mockery in the presence of genuine grief and suffering is heartless and indecent.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെറ്റിലയുടെ മൂക്കരുതു, അടക്കയുടെ തരങ്ങരുതു, പുകയിലയുടെ പൊടിയരുതു, നൂറേറരുത്”
— English Translation:
Cut not the tip of the betel leaf, use not inferior areca nut, crush not the tobacco into dust, and exceed not with slaked lime. (Traditional etiquette and connoisseurship; true enjoyment and proper living require refined balance, quality ingredients, and avoiding crude excess.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെടികൊണ്ടപന്നി പായും പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a gunshot-wounded wild boar charging in fury. (Rushing blindly in wounded, ferocious panic, violently dangerous to everything in its path.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെറ്റിലെക്കെടങ്ങാത അടക്കയില്ല, ആണിന്നടങ്ങാത പെണ്ണില്ല”
— English Translation:
There is no areca nut that cannot be folded within a betel leaf, and no woman who cannot be reconciled to a man. (Traditional patriarchal adage expressing that every counterpart can find accommodation and suited harmony within a domestic union.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെടിക്കാരന്റെ കോഴിയെപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like the chicken belonging to the hunter. (Thoroughly desensitized; completely indifferent and unbothered by deafening explosions that send others fleeing in terror.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെളിച്ചപ്പാടിന്റെ തല പഴക്കത്തിനുപോരാ”
— English Translation:
The oracle’s head is not built to last into a ripe old age. (Hazardous, self-punishing professions take a relentless toll; constant physical trauma cuts endurance and lifespan short.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെട്ടാൻ വരുന്നപോത്തിനോടു വേദം ഓതിയാലൊ”
— English Translation:
What is the use of chanting Vedic scriptures to a charging water buffalo? (Preaching philosophy, gentle reason, and moral appeals to an enraged brute bent on violence is utter foolishness.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെളിയും തല എടുക്കും”
— English Translation:
The morning light too will lift its head. (No matter how long and oppressive the darkness of adversity, the dawn of relief and truth will surely break.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെടിമരുന്നും തീയും ഒന്നിച്ചുവെച്ചിരുന്നാലൊ”
— English Translation:
What happens if gunpowder and fire are stored together? (Bringing two volatile, explosive elements into close proximity invites inevitable, instantaneous catastrophe.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെള്ളിലപ്പുറത്തുവീണ വെള്ളം പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like water fallen upon the leaf of a water-repellent plant. (Rolling off completely without leaving a trace; wise counsel or kindness wasted on an indifferent, unyielding heart.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെട്ടാതനായർക്കു പൊരിയാതകുറ്റി”
— English Translation:
For the farmer who does not clear the undergrowth, the tree stump yields no fresh sprouts. (Without regular weeding, labor, and pruning, enterprises stagnate; neglect leads to complete sterility.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെട്ടൊന്നെങ്കിൽ തുണ്ടം രണ്ടു”
— English Translation:
One stroke of the blade, two clean pieces. (Decisive, blunt, and uncompromising action or speech; settling an issue cleanly without vacillation or lingering ambiguity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെണ്ണവെച്ചുങ്കൊണ്ടു നെയ്ക്കലയുന്നതെന്തിനു”
— English Translation:
Why wander far in search of ghee while holding butter right in your hands? (Searching frantically for derived solutions elsewhere when the pure, primary source is already in your possession.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
വെണ്ണീറ്റിൽകിടന്ന നായെ (പട്ടിയെ) പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a dog that slept in the hearth ash. (Covered from head to tail in gray dust; appearing thoroughly disheveled, unkempt, and soiled.)