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“ താൻ നാഴി കറക്കയുമില്ല, മോരിനുവരുന്നവരെ കുത്തുകയും ചെയ്യും”
English Translation:
Gives not even a cup of milk, yet gores anyone who approaches asking for buttermilk. (A dog-in-the-manger attitude; completely unproductive and unhelpful, while fiercely hostile to anyone seeking assistance.)

“ പകൽ വിളക്കെന്നപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like lighting a lamp at high noon. (Utterly superfluous and redundant; providing minor aid where boundless abundance already exists.)

“ വെളുത്തമാരയാൻ ഇഞ്ചിപൊരിച്ചതു (മുറിച്ചതു) മൂലം ദാ വനപുക്കു”
English Translation:
Because the fair temple drummer fried (or cut) ginger, he was driven into exile in the wild forest. (A minor domestic slip or trivial breach of strict ritual escalating into catastrophic ruin and banishment.)