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Kural No. 730 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 73

Not to dread the Council

அவை அஞ்சாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
உளரெனினும் இல்லாரொடு ஒப்பர் களன்அஞ்சிக்
கற்ற செலச்சொல்லா தார்.

Ulareninum Illaarotu Oppar Kalananjik / Katra Selachchollaa Thaar

Classical English couplet — “Who what they've learned, in penetrating words know not to say,The council fearing, though they live, as dead are they”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Those who through fear of the assembly are unable to set forth their learning in an interesting manner, though alive, are yet like the dead

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அவைக்களத்திற்கு அஞ்சித் தாம் கற்றவைகளைக் (கேட்பவர் மனத்தில்) பதியுமாறு சொல்ல முடியாதவர், உயிரோடு வாழ்ந்தலும் இறந்தவர்க்கு ஒப்பாவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

தாம் கற்றவைகளைக் கேட்போரைக் கவரும் வண்ணம் கூற இயலாமல் அவைக்கு அஞ்சுவோர், உயிரோடு இருந்தாலும்கூட இறந்தவருக்குச் சமமானவராகவே கருதப்படுவார்கள்

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