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Kural No. 942 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 95

Medicine

மருந்து
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
மருந்தென வேண்டாவாம் யாக்கைக்கு அருந்தியது
அற்றது போற்றி உணின்.

Marundhena Ventaavaam Yaakkaikku Arundhiyadhu / Atradhu Potri Unin

Classical English couplet — “No need of medicine to heal your body's pain,If, what you ate before digested well, you eat again”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“No medicine is necessary for him who eats after assuring (himself) that what he has (already) eaten has been digested”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

முன் உண்ட உணவு செரித்த தன்மை ஆராய்ந்து போற்றியப் பிறகு தக்க அளவு உண்டால், உடம்பிற்கு மருந்து என ஒன்று வேண்டியதில்லை.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

உண்ட உணவு செரிப்பதற்கான கால இடைவெளி தந்து, உணவு அருந்துகிறவர்களின் உடலுக்கு வேறு மருந்தே தேவையில்லை

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