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“ ബ്രാഹ്മണനും പശുവിനും പത്തുദിവസം പുല”
English Translation:
For a Brahmin and a sacred cow, ten days of ritual pollution. (A traditional ritual custom equating observances according to orthodox religious canons.)

“ ഗതികെട്ടാൽ പുലി പുല്ലും തിന്നും”
English Translation:
When pushed to absolute extremity, even a tiger will graze on grass. (Dire desperation forces even the proudest and mightiest to compromise and do what was once unthinkable.)

“ നാറിയോനെപേറിയാൽ (ചുമന്നാൽ) പേറിയോനെ (ചുമന്നോനെ) നാറും”
English Translation:
If you carry a foul-smelling person, the carrier ends up reeking just as badly. (Shielding or associating with a corrupt, disgraced individual smears their filth and dishonor directly onto yourself.)