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Kural No. 656 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 66

Purity in Action

வினைத் தூய்மை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஈன்றாள் பசிகாண்பான் ஆயினுஞ் செய்யற்க
சான்றோர் பழிக்கும் வினை.

Eendraal Pasikaanpaan Aayinunj Cheyyarka / Saandror Pazhikkum Vinai

Classical English couplet — “Though her that bore thee hung'ring thou behold, no deedDo thou, that men of perfect soul have crime decreed”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“Though a minister may see his mother starve; let him do not act which the wise would (treat with contempt)

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

பெற்ற தாயின் பசியைக் கண்டு வருந்த நேர்ந்தாலும், சான்றோர் பழிப்பதற்குக் காரணமான இழிவுற்றச் செயல்களைச் செய்யக்கூடாது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

பசியால் துடிக்கும் தனது தாயின் வேதனையைத் தணிப்பதற்காகக்கூட இழிவான செயலில் ஈடுபடக்கூடாது

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