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“Malayalam Proverb:
പെണ്ണു കെട്ടി, കണ്ണും പൊട്ടി”
— English Translation:
Got married, and lost both eyes. (Overwhelmed by heavy domestic encumbrances to the point of losing freedom, clarity, and perspective.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പൂച്ചയില്ലാനാട്ടിൽ എലിരാജാവു”
— English Translation:
In a land without cats, the rat reigns as king. (When true authority or greatness is absent, petty weaklings strut about as rulers; when the cat's away, the mice will play.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെണ്ണും മണ്ണും നന്നാക്കിയെടത്തോളം നന്നാകും”
— English Translation:
Both a woman's household and the soil flourish only to the extent that they are nurtured with care. (Continuous dedication, respect, and attentive cultivation bring out the finest qualities in people and land alike.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പൂച്ചവീണാൽ തഞ്ചത്തിൽ (നാലുകാലീന്മെൽ)”
— English Translation:
If a cat falls, it lands deftly on all four feet. (A resilient opportunist always manages to land safely and recover balance, no matter how hard the tumble.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെണ്ണൊരുമ്പെട്ടാൽ ബ്രഹ്മനും തടുത്തുകൂടാ”
— English Translation:
Once a woman sets her mind to a purpose, even Lord Brahma cannot stop her. (The unyielding, formidable resolve of a determined woman sweeps aside every obstacle.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പൂച്ചക്കു വിളയാട്ടം എലിക്കു പ്രാണവേദന”
— English Translation:
Sport for the cat, but mortal agony for the mouse. (What is cruel entertainment to the powerful is a life-and-death struggle to the victim.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പെൺചൊല്ലുകേൾക്കുന്നവൻ പെരുവഴി”
— English Translation:
He who blindly follows a woman's counsel ends up stranded on the highway. (A traditional patriarchal warning that yielding to domestic whims or seductions leads to loss of judgment and ruin.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പിള്ളേരല്ലെ, ചക്കരയല്ലെ”
— English Translation:
Are they not children? Are they not sweet jaggery? (Pleading for affectionate indulgence toward the young; children are precious treasures whose blunders should be forgiven.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുലയനെ വെട്ടിയവാൾ കളയാറുണ്ടൊ”
— English Translation:
Does anyone throw away a fine sword simply because it struck an outcaste? (A valuable, sharp instrument is not discarded merely because it was employed in an unpleasant or base task.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പഴമേൽ‌പിഴയില്ല; മഴമേൽ മുഴയില്ല”
— English Translation:
In ancient traditional wisdom there is no error; upon falling rain there is no ridge. (Time-tested proverbs and natural laws are flawless and level; truth accommodates no dispute.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുലി ഏകാദശി നോക്കിയാലും പാരണക്കു പശുതന്നെ”
— English Translation:
Even if a tiger observes the holy Ekadashi fast, it breaks the fast by slaughtering a cow. (Hypocritical pretenses of piety; a predator’s core nature remains lethal regardless of outward vows.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുകഞ്ഞകൊള്ളി പുറത്ത്”
— English Translation:
Cast the smoldering firebrand out of the house. (Expel a toxic, quarrelsome person from the community before their bitterness chokes everyone with smoke or sparks a blaze.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുല്ലിട്ടതീയും പുലയരെബാന്ധവും”
— English Translation:
A fire fed with straw and alliances with the fickle. (Flaring up into a bright, roaring blaze in an instant, only to die down and vanish just as quickly; lacking substance and endurance.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുഞ്ചപ്പാടത്തെ കുളം‌പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a deep pond in the middle of a wetland summer paddy field. (An indispensable reservoir of life and relief right in the heart of heavy toil.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുല്ലിൽ തൂകിയനെയ് (തവിടു) പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like clarified butter (or rice bran) spilled onto wild grass. (Wasting precious, nourishing resources where they cannot be recovered or put to any useful purpose.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
പുഞ്ചപുറത്തിട്ടു വേലികെട്ടുക”
— English Translation:
Erecting the protective fence while leaving the wetland crop outside. (Misdirected safeguards; zealously protecting peripheral trivia while leaving the core asset entirely exposed to ruin.)