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Kural No. 227 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 23

Giving

ஈகை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
பாத்தூண் மரீஇ யவனைப் பசியென்னும்
தீப்பிணி தீண்டல் அரிது.

Paaththoon Mareei Yavanaip Pasiyennum / Theeppini Theental Aridhu

Classical English couplet — “Whose soul delights with hungry men to share his meal,The hand of hunger's sickness sore shall never feel”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The fiery disease of hunger shall never touch him who habitually distributes his food to others”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தான் பெற்ற உணவை பலரோடும் பகிர்ந்து உண்ணும் பழக்கம் உடையவனை பசி என்று கூறப்படும் தீயநோய் அணுகுதல் இல்லை.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பகிர்ந்து உண்ணும் பழக்கம் உடையவர்களைப் பசியென்னும் கொடிய நோய் அணுகுவதில்லை

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