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Kural No. 439 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 44

The Correction of Faults

குற்றங்கடிதல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
வியவற்க எஞ்ஞான்றும் தன்னை நயவற்க
நன்றி பயவா வினை.

Viyavarka Egngnaandrum Thannai Nayavarka / Nandri Payavaa Vinai

Classical English couplet — “Never indulge in self-complaisant mood,Nor deed desire that yields no gain of good”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Let no (one) praise himself, at any time; let him not desire to do useless things

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

எக்காலத்திலும் தன்னை மிக உயர்வாக எண்ணி வியந்து மதிக்கக் கூடாது, நன்மை தராத செயலைத்தான் விரும்பவும் கூடாது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

எந்தவொரு காலகட்டத்திலும் தன்னைத்தானே உயர்வாக எண்ணிடும் தற்பெருமைகொண்டு நன்மை தராத செயல்களில் ஈடுபடக் கூடாது

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