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Date: 9 October 2018

 

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Post No. 5522

 

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TAMIL WISDOM- AVVAIYAR’S KONDRAI VENTHAN IN ENGLISH AND TAMIL – PART 4 (Post No.5522)

மகர வருக்கம் – APHORISMS BEGINNING WITH ‘MA’

70.EAT IN COMPANY, THOUGH IT BE OF AMBROSIA
70. மருந்தே ஆயினும் விருந்தோடு உண்.

ANOTHER INTERPRETATION- DON’T EAT MEDICINE IN EMPTY STOMACH; TAKE IT WITH FOOD

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71.WITHOUT RAINING NOTHING WILL PROSPER
71. மாரி அல்லது காரியம் இல்லை.

TIRUKKURAL 11

BY THE UNFAILING FALL OF RAIN THE DOES WORLD SUBSIST. THEREFORE IT IS CALLED AMBROSIA OF ALL THAT BREATHES.

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72.LIGHTNING IS FOLLOWED BY RAIN
72. மின்னுக்கு எல்லாம் பின்னுக்கு மழை.

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73.NO SHIP SAILS WITHOUT A PILOT
73. மீகாமன் இல்லா மரக்கலம் ஓடாது.

TIRUKKURAL 560

COWS YIELD LESS. BRAHMINS FORGET THEIR BOOKS/ VEDAS IF THE LEADER DOES NOT GUARD JUSTICE.

TIRUKKURAL 544

THE WORLD CLINGS TO THE FEET OF  THE GREAT LEADER WHO WIELDS HIS SCEPTRE WITH LOVE FOR HIS SUBJECTS.

 

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74.YOU WILL REAP THE FRUIT HEREAFTER OF WHATEVER YOU DO.
74. முற்பகல் செய்யின் பிற்பகல் விளையும்.

TIRUKKURAL 375

ALL THINGS, GOOD AND PROMISING, END IN SMOKE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF FATE.BUT OUT OF EVIL FLOWS WHEN YOUR LUCKY STAR IS IN THE ASCENDANT.

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75.ADVICE GIVEN BY SENIORS IS NECTAR
75. மூத்தோர் சொல் வார்த்தை அமிர்தம்.

TIRUKKURAL 893

GREAT MEN HAVE MIGHTY POWERS. IF YOU MEAN RUIN TO YOURSELF, OFFEND THEM AND SLIGHT THEM.

TIRUKKURAL 894

THE WEAK WHO INSULT AND OFFEND MIGHTY MEN OF WISDOM ONLY INVITE DEATH  WITH THEIR OWN HANDS.

 

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76.A SOFT BED PROMOTES SLEEP
76. மெத்தையில் படுத்தல் நித்திரைக்கு அழகு.

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77.THE WEALTH OF THE PLOUGH IS UNFAILING.
77. மேழிச் செல்வம் கோழை படாது.

TIRUKKURAL 1036

IF THE FARMERS HANDS SLACKEN, EVEN THE SAINTS STATE WILL FAIL

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78.HAVE NO CONTACT WITH WOMEN POSSESSING PAINTED EYES (HARLOTS)
78. மை விழியார் தம் மனையகன்று ஒழுகு.

TIRUKKURAL 919

THE DELICATE SHOULDERS OF HARLOTS WITH FINE JEWELS ARE A HELL INTO WHICH ARE PLUNGED THE IGNORANT VILE

TIRUKKURAL 912

THEY PRETEND LOVE FOR SELFISH GAIN. THEIR NATURE IS BAD. AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WHORES. BEWARE OF THEIR SNARE.

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79.IF YOU NEGLECT HE ADVICE GIVEN BY THE GREAT YOU WILL BE RUINED
79. மொழிவது மறுக்கின் அழிவது கருமம்.

TIRUKKURAL 448

NO ENEMIES NEED HARM HIM; THE CARELESS LEADER WHO IS SHARPLY REBUKED SHALL RUIN HIMSELF

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80..SILENT MEDITATION IS THE WAY OF WISDOM
80. மோனம் என்பது ஞான வரம்பு.

TIRUKKURAL 403

EVEN A MAN OF NO LEARNING MY BE CONSIDERED WISE IF HE HOLDS HIS TONGUE IN GATHERINGS OF LEANED.

 

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வகர வருக்கம் – APHORISMS BEGINNING WITH ‘VA’

81.ALTHOUGH YOU ARE AS RICH AS CHOZA KING KNOW THE AMOUNT OF YOUR  INCOME, THUS SPEND AND EAT.
81. வளவன் ஆயினும் அளவறிந்து அழித்து உண்.

 

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83,.IF RAIN BE SCARCE, CHARITY IS SCARCE.
82. வானம் சுருங்கின் தானம் சுருங்கும்.

TIRUKKURAL 18

IF RAINS FAIL , FESTIVALS OF THE YEAR AND THE DAILY WORSHIP OF THE GODS WILL CEASE

TIRUKKURAL 19

CHARITY AND DEVOTIONAL PRACTICES WILL NOT BE OBSERVED IN THE WORLD UNLESS RAIN FALLS.

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83.THOSE WHO ARE NOT HOSPITABLE TO GUESTS, POSSESS NO GOOD MANNERS.
83. விருந்திலோர்க்கு இல்லை பொருந்திய ஒழுக்கம்.

TIRUKKURAL 83

HE WHO DAILY ENTERTAINS THE GUESTS WHO GO TO HIM WILL NEVER BE RUINED BY POVERTY

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84.THE FRIENDSHIP OF A HERO MAY BECOME A SHARP ARROW TO OUR ENEMIES
84. வீரன் கேண்மை கூரம்பு ஆகும்.

TIRUKKURAL 875

MAKE ONE OF THEM YOUR ALLY TACTFULLY IF SINGLY YOU HAVE TO WAGE WAR WITH TWO FOES AT THE SAME TIME

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85.GREAT MEN ARE THOSE WHO NEVER ASK FOR A FAVOUR.
85. உரவோர் என்கை இரவாது இருத்தல்.

TIRUKKURAL 978

GREAT SOULS ARE HUMBLE AND MODEST. PETTY MINDED BOASTS AND BRAGS.

TIRUKKURAL 983

VIRTUE RESTS ON FIVE SUPPORTS- LOVE, TRUTHFULNESS, KIND REGARD, MODESTY, BENEVOLENT GRACE

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86.PERSEVERANCE IN BUSINESS IS AN ORNAMENT TO WEALTH.
86. ஊக்கம் உடைமை ஆக்கத்திற்கு அழகு.

TIRUKKURAL 613

GLORIOUS BENEVOLENCE TO ALL DEPENDS UPON THE EXCELLENCE OF MANLY EFFORT

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87.A PURE MIND IS FREE FROM FRAUD
87. வெள்ளைக்கு இல்லை கள்ளச் சிந்தை.

TIRUKKURAL 295

ONE WHO IS TRUE IN THOUGHT AND WORD GREATER THAN THOSE WHO DO PENANCE/ TAPAS AND DO CHARITY

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88.IF THE KING BE ANGRY, THERE IS NO DELIVERANCE
88. வேந்தன் சீறின் ஆம் துணை இல்லை.

TIRUKKURAL 895

THOSE WHO HAVE INCURRED THE WRATH OF A POWERFUL KING  WILL NOT SURVIVE WHEREVER THEY MAY GO.

 

TIRUKKURAL 691

NEITHER GO TOO NEAR NOR TOO FAR FROM THE KING LIKE ONE WHO WARMS ONESELF IN THE FIRE.

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89.WORSHIP GOD IN EVERY PLACE
89. வைகல் தோறும் தெய்வம் தொழு.

TIRUKKURAL 2

OF WHAT AVAIL IS A MAN’S LEARNING IF HE DOES NOT PRAY TO GOD.

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90.SLEEP IN A SUITABLE PLACE
90. ஒத்த இடத்து நித்திரை கொள்.

TIRUKKURAL

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91.THOSE WHO ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO READ GOOD BOOKS, POSSESS NEITHER KNOWLEDGE NOR MANNERS.
91. ஓதாதார்க்கு இல்லை உணர்வொடும் ஒழுக்கம்.

TIRUKKURAL  396

THE SAND SPRINGS FLOWS WITH WATER AS YOU DIG DEEPER. BY DEEPER STUDY KNOWLEDGE FLOWS.

XXX SUBHAM XXX