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Kural No. 373 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 38

Fate

ஊழ்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
நுண்ணிய நூல்பல கற்பினும் மற்றுந்தன்
உண்மை யறிவே மிகும்.

Nunniya Noolpala Karpinum Matrundhan / Unmai Yarive Mikum

Classical English couplet — “In subtle learning manifold though versed man be,'The wisdom, truly his, will gain supremacy”

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Simple English Meaning

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“Although (a man) may study the most polished treatises, the knowledge which fate has decreed to him will still prevail

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

ஒருவன் நுட்பமான நூல் பலவற்றைக் கற்றாலும் ஊழுக்கு ஏற்றவாறு அவனுக்கு உள்ள தாகும் அறிவே மேம்பட்டுத் தோன்றும்.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

கூரிய அறிவு வழங்கக் கூடிய நூல்களை ஒருவர் கற்றிருந்த போதிலும் அவரது இயற்கை அறிவே மேலோங்கி நிற்கும்

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