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Kural No. 841 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 85

Ignorance

புல்லறிவாண்மை
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
அறிவின்மை இன்மையுள் இன்மை பிறிதின்மை
இன்மையா வையா துலகு.

Arivinmai Inmaiyul Inmai Piridhinmai / Inmaiyaa Vaiyaa Thulaku

Classical English couplet — “Want of knowledge, 'mid all wants the sorest want we deem;Want of other things the world will not as want esteem”

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Simple English Meaning

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“The want of wisdom is the greatest of all wants; but that of wealth the world will not regard as such

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

அறியாமையே இல்லாமைப் பலவற்றுளளும் கொடிய இல்லாமையாகும், மற்ற இல்லாமைகளை உலகம் அத்தகைய இல்லாமையாகக் கருதாது.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

அறிவுப் பஞ்சம்தான் மிகக் கொடுமையான பஞ்சமாகும் மற்ற பஞ்சங்களைக்கூட உலகம் அவ்வளவாகப் பொருட்படுத்தாது

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