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“ ശകുനിയെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like Shakuni. (A cunning, venomous schemer who secretly orchestrates strife and engineers the complete downfall of a house.)

“ കുളത്തിൽ പാറുംപൂട്ടി കിടക്കണം”
English Translation:
One must lie submerged in the pond like a tethered timber raft. (Patiently enduring hardship and lying low in quiet endurance until the storm passes.)

“ ഇളതെന്തല കഴിയാട്ടയാക്കരുതു (ഇളന്തലയാമൊ കുഴിനാടു)”
English Translation:
Do not make a tender sapling into a heavy plow-beam (nor can a tender shoot serve as a deep anchor post). (Never impose crushing, adult-scale responsibilities on fragile, developing youth.)