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Kural No. 254 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 26

Abstinence from Flesh

புலால் மறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அருளல்ல தியாதெனிற் கொல்லாமை கோறல்
பொருளல்லது அவ்வூன் தினல்.

Arulalladhu Yaadhenin Kollaamai Koral / Porulalladhu Avvoon Thinal

Classical English couplet — “'What's grace, or lack of grace'? 'To kill' is this, that 'not to kill';To eat dead flesh can never worthy end fulfil”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“If it be asked what is kindness and what its opposite, the answer would be preservation and destruction of life; and therefore it is not right to feed on the flesh (obtained by taking away life)”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அருள் எது என்றால் ஓர் உயிரையும் கொல்லாமலிருத்தல் அருளல்லாது எது என்றால் உயிர்களைக்கொள்ளுதல் அதன் உடம்பைத் தின்னுதல் அறம் அல்லாதது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

கொல்லாமை அருளுடைமையாகும்; கொல்லுதல் அருளற்ற செயலாகும் எனவே ஊன் அருந்துதல் அறம் ஆகாது

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