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“ കോടാലിക്കമ്പു കുലത്തിനുംകടു”
English Translation:
The wooden haft of the axe is the deadliest enemy of its own forest. (Traitors from within one’s own kin or community inflict the most devastating ruin; the forest tree supplies the handle that fells the grove.)

“ വാക്കുകൊണ്ടു കോട്ടകെട്ടുക”
English Translation:
Building a fortress out of mere words. (Building castles in the air; indulging in grandiose boasting without backing it up with a single tangible action.)

“ പെൺചൊല്ലുകേൾക്കുന്നവൻ പെരുവഴി”
English Translation:
He who blindly follows a woman’s counsel ends up stranded on the highway. (A traditional patriarchal warning that yielding to domestic whims or seductions leads to loss of judgment and ruin.)