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Kural No. 131 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 14

The Possession of Decorum

ஒழுக்கம் உடைமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஒழுக்கம் விழுப்பந் தரலான் ஒழுக்கம்
உயிரினும் ஓம்பப் படும்.

Ozhukkam Vizhuppan Tharalaan Ozhukkam / Uyirinum Ompap Patum

Classical English couplet — “'Decorum' gives especial excellence; with greater care'Decorum' should men guard than life, which all men share”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Propriety of conduct leads to eminence, it should therefore be preserved more carefully than life

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

ஒழுக்கமே எல்லார்க்கும் மேன்மையைத் தருவதாக இருப்பதால், அந்த ஒழுக்கமே உயிரை விடச் சிறந்ததாகப் போற்றப்படும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

ஒருவர்க்கு உயர்வு தரக் கூடியது ஒழுக்கம் என்பதால், அந்த ஒழுக்கமே உயிரைவிட மேலானதாகப் போற்றப்படுகிறது

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