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Kural No. 297 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 30

Veracity

வாய்மை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
பொய்யாமை பொய்யாமை ஆற்றின் அறம்பிற
செய்யாமை செய்யாமை நன்று.

Poiyaamai Poiyaamai Aatrin Arampira / Seyyaamai Seyyaamai Nandru

Classical English couplet — “If all your life be utter truth, the truth alone,'Tis well, though other virtuous acts be left undone”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“If a man has the power to abstain from falsehood, it will be well with him, even though he practise no other virtue

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

பொய்யாமை ஆகிய அறத்தை உண்மையாகவே போற்றி வாழ முடிந்தால் மற்ற அறங்களைச் செய்தலும் நல்லது ஆகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

செய்யக்கூடாததைச் செய்யாததால் விளையும் நன்மையைவிடப் பொய் கூறாத பண்பு பொய்த்துப் போகாமல் கடைப்பிடிக்கும் அறவழி நன்மை தருவதாகும்

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