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Kural No. 310 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 31

Restraining Anger

வெகுளாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
இறந்தார் இறந்தார் அனையர் சினத்தைத்
துறந்தார் துறந்தார் துணை.

Irandhaar Irandhaar Anaiyar Sinaththaith / Thurandhaar Thurandhaar Thunai

Classical English couplet — “Men of surpassing wrath are like the men who've passed away;Who wrath renounce, equals of all-renouncing sages they”

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Simple English Meaning

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“Those, who give way to excessive anger, are no better than dead men; but those, who are freed from it, are equal to those who are freed (from death)

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

சினத்தில் அளவு கடந்து சென்றவர் இறந்தவரைப் போன்றவர், சினத்தை அடியோடு துறந்தவர் துறந்தவர்க்கு ஒப்பாவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

எல்லையற்ற சினம் கொள்வார் இறந்தவர்க்கு ஒப்பாவார் சினத்தை அறவே துறந்தவர் துறவிக்கு ஒப்பாவார்

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