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Kural No. 375 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 38

Fate

ஊழ்
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
நல்லவை எல்லாஅந் தீயவாம் தீயவும்
நல்லவாம் செல்வம் செயற்கு.

Nallavai Ellaaan Theeyavaam Theeyavum / Nallavaam Selvam Seyarku

Classical English couplet — “All things that good appear will oft have ill success;All evil things prove good for gain of happiness”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“In the acquisition of property, every thing favourable becomes unfavourable, and (on the other hand) everything unfavourable becomes favourable, (through the power of fate)

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

செல்வத்தை ஈட்டும் முயற்சிக்கு ஊழ்வகையால் நல்லவை எல்லாம் தீயவை ஆதலும் உண்டு, தீயவை நல்லவை ஆதலும் உண்டு.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

நல்ல செயல்களை ஆற்ற முற்படும்போது அவை தீமையில் போய் முடிந்துவிடுவதும், தீய செயல்களை ஆற்றிட முனையும்போது அவை நல்லவைகளாக முடிந்து விடுவதும் இயற்கை நிலை எனப்படும்

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