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Kural No. 932 · Wealth (Porul) · Ch 94

Gambling

சூது
Original Kural · ஓலைச்சுவடி
ஒன்றெய்தி நூறிழக்கும் சூதர்க்கும் உண்டாங்கொல்
நன்றெய்தி வாழ்வதோர் ஆறு.

Ondreydhi Noorizhakkum Soodharkkum Untaangol / Nandreydhi Vaazhvadhor Aaru

Classical English couplet — “Is there for gamblers, too, that gaining one a hundred lose, some wayThat they may good obtain, and see a prosperous day”

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Simple English Meaning

What it says in plain words

That they may good obtain, and see a prosperous day? Is there indeed a means of livelihood that can bestow happiness on gamblers who gain one and lose a hundred?”

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எளிய தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Simple Tamil Interpretation

The classical Tamil reading

ஒரு பொருள் பெற்று நூறு மடங்கு பொருளை இழந்து விடும் சூதாடிகளுக்கும், நன்மை பெற்று வாழும் ஒரு வழி உண்டோ.

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ஆழமான தமிழ் விளக்கம் · Deeper Tamil Commentary

An expanded Tamil interpretation

ஒரு வெற்றியைப் பெற்ற மகிழ்ச்சியில் தொடர்ந்து ஆடி நூறு தோல்விகளைத் தழுவிக்கொள்ளும் சூதாடிகளின் வாழ்க்கையில் நலம் ஏற்பட வழி ஏது?

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