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Kural No. 78 · Virtue (Aram) · Ch 8

The Possession of Love

அன்புடைமை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அன்பகத் தில்லா உயிர்வாழ்க்கை வன்பாற்கண்
வற்றல் மரந்தளிர்த் தற்று.

Anpakath Thillaa Uyirvaazhkkai Vanpaarkan / Vatral Marandhalirth Thatru

Classical English couplet — “The loveless soul, the very joys of life may know,When flowers, in barren soil, on sapless trees, shall blow”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

“The domestic state of that man whose mind is without love is like the flourishing of a withered tree upon the parched desert”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அகத்தில் அன்பு இல்லாமல் வாழும் உயிர் வாழக்கை வளமற்ற பாலைநிலத்தில் பட்டமரம் தளிர்த்தாற் போன்றது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

மனத்தில் அன்பு இல்லாதவருடைய வாழ்க்கை, பாலைவனத்தில் பட்டமரம் தளிர்த்தது போன்றது

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