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Kural No. 148 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 15

Not coveting another"s Wife

பிறனில் விழையாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
பிறன்மனை நோக்காத பேராண்மை சான்றோர்க்கு
அறனொன்றோ ஆன்ற வொழுக்கு.

Piranmanai Nokkaadha Peraanmai Saandrorkku / Aranondro Aandra Vozhukku

Classical English couplet — “Manly excellence, that looks not on another's wife,Is not virtue merely, 'tis full 'propriety' of life”

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“That noble manliness which looks not at the wife of another is the virtue and dignity of the great”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

பிறனுடைய மனைவியை விரும்பி நோக்காத ‌பெரிய ஆண்மை, சான்றோர்க்கு அறம் மட்டும் அன்று; நிறைந்த ஒழுக்கமுமாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

வெறொருவன் மனைவியைக் காம எண்ணத்துடன் நோக்காத பெருங்குணம் அறநெறி மட்டுமன்று; அது ஒழுக்கத்தின் சிகரமும் ஆகும்

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