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Kural No. 318 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 32

Not doing Evil

இன்னா செய்யாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
தன்னுயிர்ககு ஏன்னாமை தானறிவான் என்கொலோ
மன்னுயிர்க்கு இன்னா செயல்.

Thannuyirkaku Ennaamai Thaanarivaan Enkolo / Mannuyirkku Innaa Seyal

Classical English couplet — “Whose soul has felt the bitter smart of wrong, how canHe wrongs inflict on ever-living soul of man”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Why does a man inflict upon other creatures those sufferings, which he has found by experience are sufferings to himself ?”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தன் உயிருக்குத் துன்பமானவை இவை என்று உணர்ந்தவன், அத் துன்பத்தை மற்ற உயிருக்குச் செய்தல் என்ன காரணத்தாலோ.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பிறர் தரும் துன்பத்தால் தனக்கேற்படும் துன்பத்தை உணர்ந்தவன் அந்தத் துன்பத்தைப் பிற உயிர்களுக்குத் தரவும் கூடாதல்லவா?

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