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“ വല്ലവൾവെച്ചാലും നല്ലവൾ വിളമ്പണം”
English Translation:
Whoever cooked the food, let a gracious woman serve it. (Presentation and delivery matter; warmth, grace, and courteous manners elevate even ordinary fare.)

“ വന്നതുപോലെ പോയി”
English Translation:
Departed just as easily as it arrived. (Easy come, easy go; gains acquired without labor or substance vanish just as swiftly as they appeared.)

“ വല്ലഭമുള്ളവനു പുല്ലുമായുധം”
English Translation:
To a truly capable warrior, even a blade of grass serves as a weapon. (A master craftsman or brilliant mind can accomplish extraordinary feats using the humblest of instruments.)

“ വന്നാൽ വന്നതിന്റെശേഷംപോലെ”
English Translation:
When it arrives, handle it according to what unfolds. (Cross the bridge when you come to it; do not indulge in premature anxiety, but deal with events calmly as they occur.)

“ വഷളനു വളരാൻ വളം വേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
A degenerate rogue needs no manure to flourish. (Vices, bad habits, and depraved characters spread rapidly on their own without requiring any encouragement.)

“ രണ്ടു തലയ്ക്കും കത്തിച്ചു നടുപിടിക്കൊല്ലാ”
English Translation:
Do not set fire to both ends of a brand and attempt to hold it by the middle. (Burning the candle at both ends; creating hazards and pressures from opposite directions leaves no safe place to hold, leading straight to ruin.)

“ ലോകപ്പശുക്കളുടെ കുത്തു സഹിച്ചുകൂടുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can one constantly endure being gored by the world’s wandering cattle? (Enduring relentless, spiteful harassment and meddling from society at large is an unbearable torment.)

“ രണ്ടു പട്ടിക്കു ഒരു എല്ലുകിട്ടിയപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like two dogs finding a single bone. (A bone of contention; fierce, bitter rivalry between two parties squabbling over a single, scarce prize.)

“ ലോകർ എല്ലാം ചത്താൽ ശോകം ചെയ്‌വാൻ ആർ”
English Translation:
If all the people of the world perish, who remains to mourn? (In total, universal catastrophe, individual grief loses its meaning; mutual survival is required for life’s rituals.)

“ രാജകന്യകയായാലും പൂർവ്വജന്മം പുന:പുന:”
English Translation:
Even if she is born a royal princess, past karma asserts itself again and again. (High birth and worldly majesty cannot exempt anyone from the inescapable consequences of their past deeds.)

“ വകക്കു തക്കതെ വാ പിളർക്കാവൂ”
English Translation:
Open your mouth only in proportion to your actual means. (Cut your coat according to your cloth; make demands, promises, or expenditures strictly within your real capacity.)

“ രാജവായ്ക്ക്(തിരുവായ്ക്ക്) എതിർവായില്ല (പ്രത്യുത്തരമില്ല)”
English Translation:
Against the royal command, there is no opposing voice (no answering back). (The word of sovereign power brooks no argument, dispute, or appeal.)

“ വക്കുവാൻ പിടിച്ചാലും കീയം കീയം; വളർത്തുവാൻ പിടിച്ചാലും കീയം കീയം”
English Translation:
Squealing in panic whether caught for slaughter or gathered up to be cared for. (Blind, indiscriminate terror that fails to distinguish between mortal danger and benevolent protection.)

“ രാജാവന്നറുക്കും, ദൈവം നിന്നറുക്കും”
English Translation:
The king strikes down on the spot, but God stands and strikes in His own time. (Royal justice is swift and immediate, while divine retribution grinds slowly but inexorably catches up.)

“ ലോകം പാഴായാൽ നാകം പാഴാമൊ”
English Translation:
If the mortal world goes to ruin, does heaven perish as well? (The degradation and decay of transient, earthly affairs cannot corrupt or diminish eternal truth.)

“ രാജാവിനോടും, വെള്ളത്തോടും, തീയോടും, ആനയോടും കളിക്കരുത്”
English Translation:
Trifle not with a king, with rushing water, with fire, or with an elephant. (Never play with overwhelmingly powerful, volatile, and lethal forces that can destroy you in an instant.)