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“ 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.)

“ മൂന്നു പെരറിഞ്ഞതു മൂന്നു ലൊകത്തിലും പ്രസിദ്ധം”
English Translation:
What is known to three people is proclaimed across the three worlds. (A secret known to more than two confidants is no secret at all; it will inevitably leak out to become public knowledge.)

“ മൊട്ടെക്കു കൈനീട്ടുന്നവൻ വിട്ടെക്കും കൈനീട്ടണം”
English Translation:
He who reaches out his hand to seize the egg must also be ready to open his hand to let it drop. (Accepting enterprise requires accepting liability; whoever seeks high rewards must also be prepared to bear risk, sacrifice, and loss.)

“ മൂന്നൊന്നായാൽ മുക്കൊലപെരുവഴിതുണ”
English Translation:
If three stand united as one, they can face the three-pronged highway without fear. (Unity is strength; an aligned, steadfast alliance can brave the most perilous crossroads and uncertain paths safely.)

“ മൊഴിമുട്ടുമ്പോൾ കൊഞ്ഞനം കാട്ടരുത്”
English Translation:
When words fail you, do not make mocking faces. (When defeated in reasoned argument, do not stoop to vulgar gestures and childish defiance to mask your lack of substance.)

“ മൂരിക്കു മുന്നുപാച്ചിൽ”
English Translation:
A young bullock has only three fierce sprints in it. (Untrained bravado and shallow enthusiasm burn out after a few short bursts; lack of enduring stamina and sustained grit.)

“ മോങ്ങാൻ (മുഴങ്ങാൻ) നിൽക്കുന്ന നായിന്റെ തലയിൽ തേങ്ങാ പറിച്ചിട്ടാലൊ(വീണാലൊ)”
English Translation:
What if a plucked coconut drops squarely on the head of a dog already poised to howl? (Giving a convenient, ready-made provocation to someone who was already itching to complain, wail, or stir up a row.)

“ മൂരിയോടു ചോദിച്ചിട്ടു വേണമൊ നുകം വെയ്പ്പാ�”
English Translation:
Must one ask the bullock’s permission before placing the yoke on its neck? (Legitimate authority and practical necessity do not pause to consult subordinates or beasts of burden when assigning duty.)

“ മോർ വിൽക്കുന്ന തായെ ഊരിലെ പാർവത്യമെന്തിനു”
English Translation:
Why does a mother who sells simple buttermilk need the administrative lordship of the village? (Pretentious overreach; assuming grand administrative titles and aristocratic airs that bear no relation to one’s humble trade.)

“ മൂർഖനെ തിന്നുന്ന നാട്ടിൽ ചെന്നാൽ മൂർഖനെ തിന്നണം”
English Translation:
If you arrive in a land where they feast on venomous cobras, you must eat cobras. (When in Rome, do as the Romans do; adapt thoroughly and without resistance to the prevailing customs of whatever place you enter.)

“ മോറ്റിനു വന്നോർ പശുവില ചോദിക്കരുത്”
English Translation:
Those who came merely asking for buttermilk should not inquire about the price of the cow. (A humble petitioner seeking a small favor should not pry into massive private assets and matters beyond their station.)

“ മൂർഖൻ പാമ്പു കടിച്ചിട്ടു പുല്ലിൽ തേച്ചാൽ പോകുമോ”
English Translation:
If bitten by a deadly cobra, will rubbing the wound on grass draw out the venom? (Applying trivial, superstitious remedies to lethal, emergency crises accomplishes nothing and only guarantees death.)

“ മോഹം ന്യായം അറികയില്ല”
English Translation:
Blind lust knows neither justice nor propriety. (Uncontrolled craving and infatuation are completely blind to fairness, law, reason, and moral consequence.)

“ മൂവർകൂടിയാൽ മുറ്റം അടിക്കാ”
English Translation:
If three people share the chore, the front courtyard remains unswept. (Too many cooks spoil the broth; divided responsibility leads to complete neglect as each assumes another will do the work.)