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Kural No. 35 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 4

Assertion of the Strength of Virtue

அறன் வலியுறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அழுக்காறு அவாவெகுளி இன்னாச்சொல் நான்கும்
இழுக்கா இயன்றது அறம்.

Azhukkaaru Avaavekuli Innaachchol Naankum / Izhukkaa Iyandradhu Aram

Classical English couplet — “'Tis virtue when, his footsteps sliding not through envy, wrath,Lust, evil speech-these four, man onwards moves in ordered path”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“That conduct is virtue which is free from these four things, viz, malice, desire, anger and bitter speech

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

பொறாமை, ஆசை, சினம், கடுஞ்சொல் ஆகிய இந்த நான்கு குற்றங்களுக்கும் இடங்கொடுக்காமல் அவற்றைக் கடித்து ஒழுகுவதே அறமாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பொறாமை, பேராசை, பொங்கும் கோபம், புண்படுத்தும் சொல் ஆகிய இந்த நான்கும் அறவழிக்குப் பொருந்தாதவைகளாகும்

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