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“ അനച്ചഅടുപ്പേൽ ആനയുംവേകും”
English Translation:
Over a roaring hearth, even an elephant can be cooked. (With sufficient heat, persistence, and pressure, even the most monumental task yields.)

“ അനച്ചകഞ്ഞിക്കു അരുകുനന്നു”
English Translation:
For piping hot porridge, it is best to eat from the rim inward. (Tackle burning, delicate problems gradually from the periphery rather than plunging into the center.)

“ അനച്ചവെള്ളത്തിൽചാടിയ പൂച്ച പച്ചവെള്ളംകണ്ടാലറയ്ക്കും”
English Translation:
A cat scalded by hot water recoils even from cold water. (Once bitten, twice shy.)

“ അതിന്റെമുകളിൽ കാച്ചത്‌ അതിൻറെ കീഴ് വീഴും”
English Translation:
The fruit that ripens at the top will fall right at its own base. (The apple never falls far from the tree; consequences stay close to their origin.)

“ അട്ടയ്ക്ക് കണ്ണുകൊടുത്താൽ ഉറിയിൽ കലംവെച്ചുകൂടാ”
English Translation:
If a leech were given eyes, one could never safely hang pots in the kitchen sling. (Empowering parasites or petty thieves makes daily life impossible.)

“ അതിബുദ്ധിക്ക് അല്പായുസ്സ്”
English Translation:
Excessive cunning has a short lifespan. (Too much cleverness outsmarts itself and invites swift ruin.)

“ അട്ടയ്ക്ക് കണ്ണൂം കുതിരക്കു കൊമ്പു കൊടുത്തിരുന്നെങ്കിലോ”
English Translation:
What if a leech had eyes and a horse were given horns? (Catastrophe follows when dangerous or destructive traits are granted to unruly creatures.)

“ അതിമോഹം ചക്രം ചവിട്ടും (ചുമക്കും)”
English Translation:
Unbridled greed ends up bearing the wheel of torment. (Excessive greed leads directly to self-inflicted misery and ruin.)

“ അട്ടക്ക് പൊട്ടക്കുളം”
English Translation:
A stagnant, ruined pond is paradise to a leech. (Worthless or corrupt people thrive best in degraded environments.)

“ അതിവിടയം അകത്തെങ്കിൽ അതിസാരം പുറത്തും”
English Translation:
When the healing herb is inside, dysentery stays outside. (With the right remedy or precaution at hand, afflictions cannot take hold.)

“ അണകടന്ന വെള്ളം നോക്കി അലച്ചാലും തിരിയാതു”
English Translation:
Wailing over water that has breached the dam will not make it flow backward. (No use crying over spilt milk; what is done cannot be undone.)

“ അതി സർവത്രവർജ്ജയേൽ”
English Translation:
Avoid excess in all things. (Moderation is key; extremes in any direction always lead to trouble.)

“ അണിയലംകെട്ടിയെ തേവരാവൂ”
English Translation:
One must don the sacred vestments before being revered as a deity. (Authority, stature, and respect must be earned through proper qualification and conduct.)

“ അണുജലംകുടിച്ചാൽ കടലിലെ വെള്ളംവറ്റുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will the ocean run dry if someone sips a single drop? (A minuscule draw makes no dent in boundless abundance.)

“ അണ്ടികളഞ്ഞ അണ്ണാനെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a squirrel that has lost its cache of nuts. (Frantically restless and disoriented after a sudden loss.)

“ അണ്ടിയോ മാവോ മൂത്തതു”
English Translation:
Which is older: the mango seed or the mango tree? (The classic chicken-and-egg paradox; a cyclical, unanswerable debate.)