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Kural No. 260 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 26

Abstinence from Flesh

புலால் மறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
கொல்லான் புலாலை மறுத்தானைக் கைகூப்பி
எல்லா உயிருந் தொழும்.

Kollaan Pulaalai Maruththaanaik Kaikooppi / Ellaa Uyirun Thozhum

Classical English couplet — “Who slays nought,- flesh rejects- his feet beforeAll living things with clasped hands adore”

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Simple English Meaning

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“All creatures will join their hands together, and worship him who has never taken away life, nor eaten flesh”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

ஓருயிரையும் கொல்லாமல் புலால் உண்ணாமல் வாழ்கின்றவனை உலகத்தில் உள்ள எல்லா உயிர்களும் கைகூப்பி வணங்கும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

புலால் உண்ணாதவர்களையும், அதற்காக உயிர்களைக் கொல்லாதவர்களையும் எல்லா உயிரினங்களும் வணங்கி வாழ்த்தும்

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