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“ ദിവ്യനെന്നാകിലും ഭാഗ്യനെന്നാകിലും ദ്രവ്യമില്ലായ്കയിൽ തരംകെടുംനിശ്ചയം”
English Translation:
Be he divine or exceptionally fortunate, without material wealth his stature will surely fall. (In the cynical eyes of the world, neither noble birth nor high intellect can preserve social respect without financial means.)

“ കുടം കടലിൽ മുക്കിയാലും കുടത്തിൽ പിടിപ്പതെ കിട്ടത്തുള്ളു”
English Translation:
Even if you plunge a pot into the boundless ocean, it can bring back only its own measure. (A person receives according to their own capacity; infinite abundance cannot give you more than you can hold.)

“ കുംഭകർണ്ണൻറെ ഉറക്കംപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like the deep slumber of Kumbhakarna. (An oblivious, impenetrable sleep from which it is nearly impossible to be roused.)