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“ തേങ്ങാ പത്തരച്ചാലും താളല്ലെ കറി”
English Translation:
Even if you grind ten coconuts into the broth, wild taro leaf remains wild taro. (Lavishing costly additions and superficial polish cannot transform something that is inherently coarse and unrefined.)

“ ആനയെ വിലയാക്കിവിറ്റാൽ കയറിനെന്തുപിശകുന്നു”
English Translation:
Once you have sold off the whole elephant, why haggle over the tether rope? (After surrendering a major fortune, it is petty to penny-pinch over negligible accessories.)

“ ഓരായത്തിൽ കല്ലിടുന്നപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like dropping a stone down a bottomless chasm. (Pouring resources or advice into a void where they vanish without a trace or response.)