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“ അരമനകാത്താൽ വെറുമനപോകാ”
English Translation:
Attend faithfully upon the royal court, and you will not return to an empty home. (Loyal, dedicated service to influential masters eventually brings sustenance and reward.)

“ കൊമ്പുതോറുംനനക്കേണ്ടാ മുരട്ടു നനച്ചാൽമതി”
English Translation:
You don’t need to water every single branch; watering the roots is enough. (Address the root cause and foundation of a matter rather than wasting labor on superficial branches.)

“ വൈദ്യന്റെ അമ്മ പുഴുത്തെ ചാകൂ”
English Translation:
The physician’s own mother dies of neglected, festering sores. (The shoemaker’s children go barefoot; an expert’s own household is often deprived of the very skills dispensed to the outside world.)