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Kural No. 922 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 93

Not Drinking Palm-Wine

கள்ளுண்ணாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
உண்ணற்க கள்ளை உணில்உண்க சான்றோரான்
எண்ணப் படவேண்டா தார்.

Unnarka Kallai Unilunka Saandroraan / Ennap Pataventaa Thaar

Classical English couplet — “Drink not inebriating draught Let him count well the costWho drinks, by drinking, all good men's esteem is lost”

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Simple English Meaning

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“Let no liquor be drunk; if it is desired, let it be drunk by those who care not for esteem of the great”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

கள்ளை உண்ணக் கூடாது, சான்றோரால் நன்கு எண்ணப்படுவதை விரும்பாதவர் கள்ளை உண்ண வேண்டுமானால் உண்ணலாம்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

மது அருந்தக் கூடாது; சான்றோர்களின் நன் மதிப்பைப் பெற விரும்பாதவர் வேண்டுமானால் அருந்தலாம்

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