Thirukkural 305 in English
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Tamil original
தன்னைத்தான் காக்கின் சினங்காக்க காவாக்கால்
தன்னையே கொல்லுஞ் சினம்.
Transliteration
Thannaiththaan Kaakkin Sinangaakka Kaavaakkaal
Thannaiye Kollunj Chinam
Modern English
“If you want to protect yourself, protect yourself from uncontrolled anger.”
Modern Interpretation
If you want to protect yourself, protect yourself from uncontrolled anger. Left unchecked, anger turns against the person who carries it. For example, an angry post made in a moment can damage your friendships, studies, or job long after the feeling has passed.
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Modern Plain English
If you want to protect yourself, protect yourself from uncontrolled anger.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Thyself to save, from wrath away! If not thyself the wrath will slay
G.U. Pope Translation
If thou would'st guard thyself, guard against wrath alway;'Gainst wrath who guards not, him his wrath shall slay
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
If a man would guard himself, let him guard against anger; if he do not guard it, anger will kill him
Tamil commentary
தனக்குத் துன்பம் வராமல் காக்க விரும்பினால் கோபம் கொள்ளாமல் காக்கவும், காக்க முடியாது போனால் உடையவரையே சினம் கொல்லும்.
Chapter 31
More from Restraining Anger
வெகுளாமை
Anger against the weak is wrong It is futile against the strong
Kural 302Vain is wrath against men of force Against the meek it is still worse
Kural 303Off with wrath with any one It is the source of sin and pain
Kural 304Is there a foe like harmful ire Which kills the smile and joyful cheer?
Kural 305Thyself to save, from wrath away! If not thyself the wrath will slay
Kural 306Friend-killer is the fatal rage It burns the helpful kinship-barge
Kural 307The wrath-lover to doom is bound Like failless-hand that strikes the ground
Kural 308Save thy soul from burning ire Though tortured like the touch of fire
Kural 309Wishes he gains as he wishes If man refrains from rage vicious!
Kural 310Dead are they who are anger-fed Saints are they from whom wrath has fled