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“ വെള്ളം കണ്ട പോത്തിനെപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a water buffalo catching sight of a pool of water. (Plunging headlong with unrestrained, blissful surrender into one’s natural element or irresistible temptation.)

“ വേട്ടുവർ പോറ്റിയ നായിനെ പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a hunting dog reared by forest hunters. (Tough, hardy, and fiercely relentless, accustomed to rugged wilderness and unyielding in pursuit.)

“ വെള്ളം വറ്റുമ്പോഴെക്കു പച്ചോലയിൽകെട്ടിയ കാക്കയും എത്തി”
English Translation:
Just as the pool dries up, the crow tied with a green palm leaf arrives as well. (Predatory opportunists and scavenging pests swarming in the very instant your defenses and resources run out.)

“ വേണുമ്പോൾ മഞ്ഞൾ കൂവ”
English Translation:
In times of dire necessity, wild arrowroot passes for turmeric. (When desperate scarcity strikes, one gladly makes do with whatever humble substitute is available.)

“ വെള്ളം വറ്റിയെടത്തു മീൻ കളിക്കുമ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like fish frolicking where the water has already evaporated. (A fleeting, oblivious display of merriment on the brink of imminent doom and suffocation.)

“ വേണമെങ്കിൽ ചക്ക വേരേലും (വേരിന്മേലും) കായ്ക്കും; വേണ്ടാ എങ്കിൽ കൊമ്പത്തും ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
Where there is a will, the jackfruit will sprout even on the roots; where there is no will, none will grow even on the boughs. (Where there is a will, there is a way; genuine devotion overcomes impossible odds, while lack of interest invents excuses despite abundance.)

“ വെള്ളത്തിൽ വെട്ടിയാൽ വേർതിരിയുമൊ”
English Translation:
If you strike water with a blade, will it ever remain divided? (Blood is thicker than water; close kin and true bonds quickly reunite without a scar despite temporary rifts or outside interference.)

“ വെള്ളിലാവ് = ചുണ്ണാമ്പുവള്ളി”
English Translation:
[Linguistic/botanical gloss from source text: Clarifies that “Vellilavu” refers to the wild lime-creeper (Chunnambuvalli), glossing proverb #2371.]

“ വെള്ളത്തിലെ ഒതളങ്ങാ പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like an odollam fruit bobbing upon the water. (Drifting aimlessly without anchor, carrying a toxic nature that makes it dangerous to touch or handle.)

“ വേദം അറിഞ്ഞാലും വേദന വിടാ”
English Translation:
Even mastering the sacred Vedas does not ward off bodily pain. (High learning, intellectual greatness, and spiritual insight do not exempt one from the physical frailties and suffering of mortal life.)

“ വെള്ളത്തിലെ കുമള പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a bubble upon the surface of water. (Transient, fragile, and short-lived; bursting and vanishing into nothingness in an instant.)

“ വേദനക്കു വിനോദം ചേരാ”
English Translation:
Jesting and amusement do not suit agony. (Indulging in frivolous mirth or mockery in the presence of genuine grief and suffering is heartless and indecent.)

“ വെള്ളമില്ലാത്തെടത്തു മുങ്ങാൻ കഴിയുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can one dive where there is no water? (You cannot perform actions or expect results where the fundamental medium and resources do not exist.)

“ വേരറുത്താൽ കാതറുക്കും”
English Translation:
Sever the taproot, and the heartwood above is severed too. (Striking down the foundational support immediately destroys the strength, vitality, and stature resting upon it.)

“ വെള്ളത്തിനോടു കലഹിച്ചാൽ പൃഷ്ടംതന്നെനാറും”
English Translation:
If you quarrel with water, your own backside will remain foul. (Spiting essential necessities or feuding with those who cleanse and support you leaves only yourself soiled and disgraced.)

“ വേർ കിടന്നാൽ പിന്നെയും കിളുക്കും”
English Translation:
As long as the root lies in the ground, it will sprout again. (As long as the vital core or root cause survives, renewal and resurgence remain inevitable, for good or ill.)