Thirukkural 309 in English

Tamil original, transliteration, English translation, meaning, commentary, pronunciation, and chapter context.

Tamil original

உள்ளிய தெல்லாம் உடனெய்தும் உள்ளத்தால்
உள்ளான் வெகுளி எனின்.

Transliteration

Ulliya Thellaam Utaneydhum Ullaththaal
Ullaan Vekuli Enin

English Translation

“Wishes he gains as he wishes If man refrains from rage vicious!”

Plain-English meaning

If a man never indulges anger in his heart, he will at once obtain whatever he has thought of

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English Translation

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

Plain-English Meaning

If a man never indulges anger in his heart, he will at once obtain whatever he has thought of

உள்ளத்துள் கோபம் கொள்ள ஒருபோதும் எண்ணாதவன், தான் நினைத்ததை எல்லாம் உடனே அடைவான்.

Chapter 31

வெகுளாமை

Anger against the weak is wrong It is futile against the strong

Vain is wrath against men of force Against the meek it is still worse

Off with wrath with any one It is the source of sin and pain

Is there a foe like harmful ire Which kills the smile and joyful cheer?

Thyself to save, from wrath away! If not thyself the wrath will slay

Friend-killer is the fatal rage It burns the helpful kinship-barge

The wrath-lover to doom is bound Like failless-hand that strikes the ground

Save thy soul from burning ire Though tortured like the touch of fire

Wishes he gains as he wishes If man refrains from rage vicious!

Dead are they who are anger-fed Saints are they from whom wrath has fled