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“ ഉപായം കൊണ്ടു കഷായം വെക്കുക”
English Translation:
Brewing a medicinal decoction purely through cunning ingenuity. (Employing clever wit and resourceful trickery to solve a difficult predicament.)

“ പോത്തു മാനംനോക്കുമ്പോൾ ആൾ മരം നോക്കണം”
English Translation:
When the water buffalo gazes up at the sky, the man should look for a tree to climb. (When a volatile brute shows signs of erratic restlessness, take immediate shelter before it charges.)

“ ശ്വാവിന്റെവാൽ പന്തീരാണ്ടു കുഴലിൽ ഇട്ടാലും എടുക്കുമ്പോൾ വളഞ്ഞിരിക്കും”
English Translation:
Even if a dog’s tail is kept inside an iron tube for twelve years, it emerges just as curved as before. (Inherent crookedness cannot be straightened; deeply ingrained vices and constitutional flaws resist every attempt at reform.)