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“ ശീതംനീങ്ങിയവനു വാതംകൊണ്ടു ഭയംഎന്തു”
English Translation:
To one who has conquered severe cold, what fear is there of a passing breeze? (One who has endured and overcome catastrophic hardships is unbothered by petty, minor discomforts.)

“ സം സം സം സം സം സം സം സം സം സം കാലത്തു തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ തൈ വെച്ചാൽ ആ ആ ആ ആ ആ ആ ആ ആ ആ ആ കാലത്തു കാ കാ കാ കാ കാ കാ കാ കാ കാ കാപറിക്കാം (തിന്നാം)”
English Translation:
If during the sowing season you diligently plant sapling after sapling, then in the harvest season you can pluck and feast upon fruit after fruit. (Rigorous, disciplined preparation and investment during youth guarantee an abundant, comfortable harvest in mature age.)

“ ശുദ്ധൻ ദുഷ്ടന്റെ ഫലംചെയ്യും”
English Translation:
A naive simpleton produces the exact same result as a wicked person. (Well-meaning innocence without practical wisdom causes catastrophic blunders, yielding damage equal to deliberate malice.)

“ സമ്പത്തുവർദ്ധിച്ചുവന്നാൽ പുനരുടൻ ഡംഭത്തിൽമുങ്ങാത്തപുരുഷനാരെടാ”
English Translation:
When riches swell, where is the man who does not immediately drown in haughty conceit? (The insidious intoxication of sudden wealth; rare indeed is the individual whose humility and grace survive rapid prosperity.)

“ ശൂരിമേൽ വാഴവീണാലും വാഴമേൽ ശൂരി വീണാലും വാഴെക്കുകേടു”
English Translation:
Whether the plantain stem falls upon the dagger or the dagger falls upon the plantain, the injury is always to the plantain. (The weak and defenseless always suffer the damage when colliding with sharp, ruthless power, regardless of who initiated the contact.)

“ ശുഭസ്യശീഘ്രം എന്നുണ്ടല്ലൊ”
English Translation:
“Promptness in auspicious deeds,” as the adage reminds us. (Strike while the iron is hot; good intentions, noble works, and virtuous undertakings should be executed immediately without delay.)

“ ശൈത്താന്റെ ഇടയിൽ കായം ചേരുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
Fragrant asafoetida has no place in the broth of the devil. (Wholesome virtues, noble character, and sacred qualities cannot mix or abide with pure malice.)

“ ശൂർപ്പണഖയെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like Surpanakha. (A brazen, shameless, and vengeful troublemaker who stirs up monumental strife when her desires are thwarted.)

“ ശ്രീമാൻ സുഖിയൻ മുടിയൻ ഇരപ്പ�”
English Translation:
The prosperous builder, the pleasure-seeking heir, the reckless squanderer, and the destitute beggar. (The four-generation cycle of fortunes: earned by the founder, enjoyed by the son, wasted by the grandson, leaving the great-grandson to beg.)

“ ശ്രേഷ്ഠത്വമുള്ളവൻ ജ്യേഷ്ഠ�”
English Translation:
He who possesses true moral excellence is the genuine elder brother. (True seniority and stature are earned through character, nobility, and wisdom, not mere chronological birth order.)

“ ശ്വായദിക്രിയതെരാജാ സകിംനാശ്നാത്യപാനഹം”
English Translation:
Even if a dog is crowned king, will it ever stop gnawing on leather sandals? (A base, corrupt nature cannot be reformed by titles or high office; a scoundrel in power will still indulge in vulgar appetites.)

“ ശ്വാവിന്റെവാൽ പന്തീരാണ്ടു കുഴലിൽ ഇട്ടാലും എടുക്കുമ്പോൾ വളഞ്ഞിരിക്കും”
English Translation:
Even if a dog’s tail is kept inside an iron tube for twelve years, it emerges just as curved as before. (Inherent crookedness cannot be straightened; deeply ingrained vices and constitutional flaws resist every attempt at reform.)

“ സങ്കടകോഴിക്കു പണമൊന്നു”
English Translation:
For a chicken sold in distress, a single copper coin. (Exploiting another’s desperation to purchase valuable assets for a pittance; distress sales yield bottom prices.)

“ സങ്കടസമയം നേർന്നതു സൗഖ്യംവന്നാൽ മറക്കും”
English Translation:
What was devoutly vowed in times of agony is forgotten once health and ease return. (Human ingratitude; fervent promises and vows made during crises are casually discarded the moment safety is restored.)

“ സത്യത്തിനു കാലുനാലുണ്ട്”
English Translation:
Truth stands upon four sturdy legs. (Truth is balanced, grounded, and unshakeable on solid foundations, whereas falsehood has no leg to stand on.)

“ ശാസ്ത്രാൽരൂഢി ബലീയസ�”
English Translation:
Established custom is stronger than codified scripture. (Entrenched tradition, social convention, and lived usage naturally override formal texts and abstract laws.)