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This blog is exclusively reserved for posting Thirukural - both in Tamil & English. It will also include an explanation of the Kurals in English for the benefit of all IL'ites visiting this space.

This is a collective work by a few IL'ites to share the knowledge of Thirukural amongst the IndusLadies Community.

We used to post '5 Kurals a day' earlier. In order to give more time for the readers to read it, absorb it and enrich this space with their comments, we have changed the frequency to a weekly blog posting of '10 Kurals a week'.

Hope you will all enjoy the Kurals. Do not forget to leave your comments on our effort.

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Posted 9th July 2008 at 07:42 AM by Sriniketan (Thirukural in IL - A collective translation work!)

அதிகாரம் - 36
Adhikaaram - 36

Chapter - 36

மெய்யுணர்தல்

Meyyunardhal

Realization of the truth

351.பொருளல்ல வற்றைப் பொருளென்று உணரும்
மருளானாம் மாணாப் பிறப்பு

Porulallavatrai porul endru unarum
Marulaanaam maanaap pirappu

Confusing the realities of the world with...

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Posted 8th July 2008 at 09:49 AM by Sriniketan (Thirukural in IL - A collective translation work!)

346. யான்என(து) என்னும் செருக்கறுப்பான் வானோர்க்கு
உயர்ந்த உலகம் புகும்.
Yaanyenadhu yennum serukkaruppaan vaanorkku
uyarndha ulagam...

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Posted 7th July 2008 at 08:05 AM by Sriniketan (Thirukural in IL - A collective translation work!)

அதிகாரம் 35
Adhikaaram 35
Chapter 35

துறவு
Thuravu
RENUNCIATION

341.யாதனின் யாதனின் நீங்கியான் நோதல்
அதனின்...

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336.நெருநல் உளனொருவன் இன்றில்லை என்னும்
பெருமை உடைத்து இவ்வுலகு
NeruNal uLanoruvan inRillai ennum
perumai udaithu ivvulagu

What wondrous greatness this world possesses--
that yesterday a man was, and today he is not..

337.ஒருபொழுதும் வாழ்வது அறியார் கருதுப
கோடியும் அல்ல பல
orupozhuthum vaazhvathu aRiyaar karuthupa
kotiyum alla pala.

Men do not know if they will live another moment,
yet their thoughts are ten...

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Posted 5th July 2008 at 06:41 AM by Sriniketan (Thirukural in IL - A collective translation work!)

Chapter 34
அதிகாரம் 34

நிலையாமை
Impermanence of All Things

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331.நில்லாவற்றை நிலையின என்றுணரும்
புல்லறி வாண்மை கடை
NillaavaRRai nilaiyina enRuNarum
pullaRi vaaNmai kadai

There is no baser folly than the infatuation
that looks upon the ephemeral as if it were everlasting.

332.கூத்தாட்டு...

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