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Kural No. 374 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 38

Fate

ஊழ்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
இருவேறு உலகத்து இயற்கை திருவேறு
தெள்ளிய ராதலும் வேறு.

Iruveru Ulakaththu Iyarkai Thiruveru / Thelliya Raadhalum Veru

Classical English couplet — “Two fold the fashion of the world: some live in fortune's light;While other some have souls in wisdom's radiance bright”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“There are (through fate) two different natures in the world, hence the difference (observable in men) in (their acquisition of) wealth, and in their attainment of knowledge

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

உலகத்தின் இயற்க்கை ஊழின் காரணமாக இரு வேறு வகைப்படும், செல்வம் உடையவராதலும் வேறு அறிவு உடையவராதலும் வேறு.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

உலகின் இயற்கை நிலை இரு வேறுபட்டதாகும் ஒருவர் செல்வமுடையவராகவும், ஒருவர் அறிவுடையவராகவும் இருப்பதே அந்த வேறுபாடாகும்

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