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“ വിഷഹാരിയെ കണ്ട പാമ്പിനെപ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a venomous serpent catching sight of the snake charmer. (Subdued into paralyzed submission; trembling and completely powerless before one’s master or natural subduer.)

“ അണിയലംകെട്ടിയെ തേവരാവൂ”
English Translation:
One must don the sacred vestments before being revered as a deity. (Authority, stature, and respect must be earned through proper qualification and conduct.)

“ ആയിരം വാക്ക് അരപ്പലം (കാണി) തൂങ്ങാ”
English Translation:
A thousand empty words do not weigh half an ounce. (Talk is cheap; empty promises have no tangible substance.)