Thirukkural 130 in English
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Tamil original
கதங்காத்துக் கற்றடங்கல் ஆற்றுவான் செவ்வி
அறம்பார்க்கும் ஆற்றின் நுழைந்து.
Transliteration
Kadhangaaththuk Katratangal Aatruvaan Sevvi
Arampaarkkum Aatrin Nuzhaindhu
Modern English
“Good fortune tends to find its way to someone who keeps their temper in check, keeps learning, and practices real self-control, almost as if virtue itself is looking for the right person to reward.”
Modern Interpretation
Good fortune tends to find its way to someone who keeps their temper in check, keeps learning, and practices real self-control, almost as if virtue itself is looking for the right person to reward. For example, a calm, well-prepared student who doesn't panic under pressure often finds opportunities open up for them that never seem to come to more reactive people.
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Modern Plain English
Good fortune tends to find its way to someone who keeps their temper in check, keeps learning, and practices real self-control, almost as if virtue itself is looking for the right person to reward.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Virtue seeks and peeps to see Self-controlled savant anger free
G.U. Pope Translation
Who learns restraint, and guards his soul from wrath,Virtue, a timely aid, attends his path
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Virtue, seeking for an opportunity, will come into the path of that man who, possessed of learning and self-control, guards himself against anger
Tamil commentary
கல்வி கற்று மனத்துள் கோபம் பிறக்காமல் காத்து, அடக்கமாக வாழும் ஆற்றல் படைத்தவனை அடைவதற்கான நேரத்தை எதிர்பார்த்து அறம் அவன் வழியில் நுழைந்து காத்து இருக்கும்.
Chapter 13
More from The Possession of Self-restraint
அடக்கம் உடைமை
Self-rule leads to realms of gods Indulgence leads to gloomy hades
Kural 122No gains with self-control measure Guard with care this great treasure
Kural 123Knowing wisdom who lives controlled Name and fame seek him untold
Kural 124Firmly fixed in self serene The sage looks grander than mountain
Kural 125Humility is good for all To the rich it adds a wealth special
Kural 126Who senses five like tortoise hold Their joy prolongs to births sevenfold
Kural 127Rein the tongue if nothing else Or slips of tongue bring all the woes
Kural 128Even a single evil word Will turn all good results to bad
Kural 129The fire-burnt wounds do find a cure Tongue-burnt wound rests a running sore
Kural 130Virtue seeks and peeps to see Self-controlled savant anger free