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Kural No. 361 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 37

Curbing of Desire

அவா அறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அவாஎன்ப எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் எஞ்ஞான்றும்
தவாஅப் பிறப்பீனும் வித்து.

Avaaenpa Ellaa Uyirkkum Enj / Gnaandrum Thavaaap Pirappeenum Viththu

Classical English couplet — “The wise declare, through all the days, to every living thingThat ceaseless round of birth from seed of strong desire doth spring”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“(The wise) say that the seed, which produces unceasing births, at all times, to all creatures, is desire”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

எல்லா உயிர்களுக்கும் எக்காலத்திலும் ஒழியாமல் வருகின்ற பிறவித்துன்பத்தை உண்டாக்கும் வித்து அவா என்றுக் கூறுவர்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

ஆசையை, எல்லா உயிர்களிடமும், எல்லாக் காலத்திலும் தவறாமல் தோன்றி முளைக்கும் விதை என்று கூறலாம்

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