Thirukkural 244 in English
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Tamil original
மன்னுயிர் ஓம்பி அருளாள்வார்க்கு இல்லென்ப
தன்னுயிர் அஞ்சும் வினை.
Transliteration
Mannuyir Ompi Arulaalvaarkku Illenpa
Thannuyir Anjum Vinai
Modern English
“Someone who protects other living beings and genuinely acts with kindness never has to live in fear of consequences catching up with them.”
Modern Interpretation
Someone who protects other living beings and genuinely acts with kindness never has to live in fear of consequences catching up with them. A clear conscience removes a lot of quiet fear. For example, a person known for treating even animals and strangers gently rarely has to watch their back the way someone with a cruel reputation does.
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Modern Plain English
Someone who protects other living beings and genuinely acts with kindness never has to live in fear of consequences catching up with them.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
His soul is free from dread of sins Whose mercy serveth all beings
G.U. Pope Translation
Who for undying souls of men provides with gracious zeal,In his own soul the dreaded guilt of sin shall never feel
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
(The wise) say that the evils, which his soul would dread, will never come upon the man who exercises kindness and protects the life (of other creatures)
Tamil commentary
நிலைத்து வரும் உயிர்களைக் காத்து அவற்றின் மீது அருள் உள்ளவனுக்குத் தன் உயிரைப் பற்றிய பயம் வராது.
Chapter 25
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The wealth of wealth is wealth of grace Earthly wealth e'en the basest has
Kural 242Seek by sound ways good compassion; All faiths mark that for-salvation
Kural 243The hearts of mercy shall not go Into dark worlds of gruesome woe
Kural 244His soul is free from dread of sins Whose mercy serveth all beings
Kural 245The wide wind-fed world witness bears: Men of mercy meet not sorrows
Kural 246Who grace forsake and graceless act The former loss and woes forget
Kural 247This world is not for weathless ones That world is not for graceless swines
Kural 248The wealthless may prosper one day; The graceless never bloom agay
Kural 249Like Truth twisted by confused mind Wisdom is vain in hearts unkind
Kural 250Think how you feel before the strong When to the feeble you do wrong