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Kural No. 327 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 33

Not killing

கொல்லாமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
தன்னுயிர் நீப்பினும் செய்யற்க தான்பிறிது
இன்னுயிர் நீக்கும் வினை.

Thannuyir Neeppinum Seyyarka Thaanpiridhu / Innuyir Neekkum Vinai

Classical English couplet — “Though thine own life for that spared life the price must pay,Take not from aught that lives gift of sweet life away”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Let no one do that which would destroy the life of another, although he should by so doing, lose his own life

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தன் உயிர் உடம்பிலிருந்து நீங்கிச் செல்வதாக இருந்தாலும், அதைத் தடுப்பதற்காகத் தான் வேறோர் உயிரை நீக்கும் செயலைச் செய்யக்கூடாது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

தன்னுயிரே போவதாக இருப்பினும்கூட அதற்காக இன்னொரு உயிரைப் போக்கும் செயலில் ஈடுபடக்கூடாது

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