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Kural No. 240 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 24

Renown

புகழ்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
வசையொழிய வாழ்வாரே வாழ்வார் இசையொழிய
வாழ்வாரே வாழா தவர்.

Vasaiyozhiya Vaazhvaare Vaazhvaar Isaiyozhiya / Vaazhvaare Vaazhaa Thavar

Classical English couplet — “Who live without reproach, them living men we deem;Who live without renown, live not, though living men they seem”

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Simple English Meaning

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“Those live who live without disgrace Those who live without fame live not”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தாம் வாழும் வாழ்க்கையில் பழி உண்டாகாமல் வாழ்கின்றவரே உயிர் வாழ்கின்றவர், புகழ் உண்டாகாமல் வாழ்கின்றவரே உயிர் வாழாதவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பழி உண்டாகாமல் வாழ்வதே வாழ்க்கை எனப்படும், புகழ் இல்லாதவர் வாழ்வதும் வாழாததும் ஒன்றுதான்

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