Thirukkural 309 in English
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Tamil original
உள்ளிய தெல்லாம் உடனெய்தும் உள்ளத்தால்
உள்ளான் வெகுளி எனின்.
Transliteration
Ulliya Thellaam Utaneydhum Ullaththaal
Ullaan Vekuli Enin
Modern English
“A person who does not keep anger in the heart can pursue their good aims with a clear mind.”
Modern Interpretation
A person who does not keep anger in the heart can pursue their good aims with a clear mind. Without anger clouding judgment, progress becomes much more possible. For example, a student who calmly fixes a group-project problem is more likely to finish well than one who spends the time blaming everyone.
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Modern Plain English
A person who does not keep anger in the heart can pursue their good aims with a clear mind.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Wishes he gains as he wishes If man refrains from rage vicious!
G.U. Pope Translation
If man his soul preserve from wrathful fires,He gains with that whate'er his soul desires
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
If a man never indulges anger in his heart, he will at once obtain whatever he has thought of
Tamil commentary
உள்ளத்துள் கோபம் கொள்ள ஒருபோதும் எண்ணாதவன், தான் நினைத்ததை எல்லாம் உடனே அடைவான்.
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