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“ പത്തമ്മചമഞ്ഞാലും പെറ്റമ്മയാകുമൊ”
English Translation:
Even if ten women dress the part, can any ever equal the mother who gave birth? (No amount of outside indulgence or adopted affection can match the selfless love of one’s own mother.)

“ പുഞ്ചപ്പാടത്തെ കുളം‌പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a deep pond in the middle of a wetland summer paddy field. (An indispensable reservoir of life and relief right in the heart of heavy toil.)

“ ഉണ്മാൻ കൊടുത്താൽ അമ്മാച്ചൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുമ്മാച്ച�”
English Translation:
Feed them, and you are beloved “Uncle”; fail to feed them, and you are a worthless nobody. (Fickle, transactional affection that lasts only as long as benefits flow.)