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Kural No. 140 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 14

The Possession of Decorum

ஒழுக்கம் உடைமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
உலகத்தோடு ஒட்ட ஒழுகல் பலகற்றும்
கல்லார் அறிவிலா தார்

Ulakaththotu Otta Ozhukal Palakatrum / Kallaar Arivilaa Thaar

Classical English couplet — “Who know not with the world in harmony to dwell,May many things have learned, but nothing well”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Those who know not how to act agreeably to the world, though they have learnt many things, are still ignorant

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

உலகத்து உயர்ந்தவரோடு பொருந்த ஒழுகும் முறையைக் கற்காதவர், பல நூல்களைக் கற்றிருந்த போதிலும் அறிவில்லாதவரே ஆவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

உயர்ந்தோர் ஏற்றுக் கொண்ட ஒழுக்கம் எனும் பண்போடு வாழக் கற்காதவர்கள் பல நூல்களைப் படித்திருந்தும்கூட அறிவில்லாதவர்களே ஆவார்கள்

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