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“ കാടുവെട്ടുവാൻ കോടാലിയുടെ സമ്മതംവേണമോ”
English Translation:
Does one need the axe’s permission to clear the forest? (A master does not consult the tools or subordinates hired to carry out a command.)

“ പെറ്റമ്മ ചത്താൽ പെറ്റപ്പൻ ചിറ്റപ്പ�”
English Translation:
When the mother who bore you dies, your own father becomes like a distant uncle. (The loss of a mother dissolves the warm core of domestic affection, often leaving maternal orphans estranged even from their father.)

“ അറുപതിൽ അത്തും വിത്തും; എഴുപതിൽ ഏടാകോടം”
English Translation:
At sixty, loss of possessions and seed; at seventy, utter confusion and eccentricity. (The inevitable mental and physical toll of advanced old age.)