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“ കോയിലരികെ കടിവാഴുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
A biting parasite cannot endure right beside the temple shrine (or royal hall). (Petty nuisances and corrupt rogues cannot survive under the immediate, piercing scrutiny of supreme authority.)

“ വീട്ടിന്നലങ്കാരം പെണ്ടാട്ടിയും മക്കളും, കഞ്ഞിക്കലങ്കാരം തേങ്ങായും മാങ്ങായും”
English Translation:
The glory of a house is a wife and children, just as the delight of rice gruel is grated coconut and mango pickle. (True completeness and harmony; a loving family ennobles a home, just as the right accompaniments elevate simple fare.)

“ അറിയാത്തവനു അടുക്കള ആറുകാതം”
English Translation:
To the ignorant, the kitchen seems six leagues away. (Even simple, close-at-hand tasks appear daunting to someone who does not know how to do them.)