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Kural No. 369 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 37

Curbing of Desire

அவா அறுத்தல்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
இன்பம் இடையறா தீண்டும் அவாவென்னும்
துன்பத்துள் துன்பங் கெடின்.

Inpam Itaiyaraa Theentum Avaavennum / Thunpaththul Thunpang Ketin

Classical English couplet — “When dies away desire, that woe of woesEv'n here the soul unceasing rapture knows”

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“Even while in this body, joy will never depart (from the mind, in which) desire, that sorrow of sorrows, has been destroyed

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அவா என்று சொல்லப்படுகின்ற துன்பங்களுள் பொல்லாதத் துன்பம் கெடுமானால் இவ் வுலகில் இன்பம் இடையறாமல் வாய்க்கும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பெருந்துன்பம் தரக்கூடிய பேராசை ஒழிந்தால் வாழ்வில் இன்பம் விடாமல் தொடரும்

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