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Kural No. 364 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 37

Curbing of Desire

அவா அறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
தூஉய்மை என்பது அவாவின்மை மற்றது
வாஅய்மை வேண்ட வரும்.

Thoouymai Enpadhu Avaavinmai Matradhu / Vaaaimai Venta Varum

Classical English couplet — “Desire's decease as purity men know;That, too, from yearning search for truth will grow”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Purity (of mind) consists in freedom from desire; and that (freedom from desire) is the fruit of the love of truth

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

தூயநிலை என்றுக் கூறப்படுவது அவா இல்லா திருத்தலே யாகும், அவா அற்ற அத்தன்மை மெய்ப்பொருளை விரும்புவதால் உண்டாகும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

தூய்மை என்பது பேராசையற்ற தன்மையாகும் அத்தூய்மை வாய்மையை நாடுவோர்க்கே வாய்க்கும்

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