Thirukkural 346 in English
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Tamil original
யான்எனது என்னும் செருக்குஅறுப்பான் வானோர்க்கு
உயர்ந்த உலகம் புகும்.
Transliteration
Yaan Enadhu Ennum Serukku
Aruppaan Vaanorkku Uyarndha Ulakam
Modern English
“The person who cuts away the pride of “I” and “mine” reaches a state described as higher than even the gods can attain.”
Modern Interpretation
The person who cuts away the pride of “I” and “mine” reaches a state described as higher than even the gods can attain. Freedom begins when the self is no longer built around ownership and ego. For example, sharing credit for a team success instead of claiming it all is a small step away from “mine.”
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Modern Plain English
The person who cuts away the pride of “I” and “mine” reaches a state described as higher than even the gods can attain.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Who curbs the pride of I and mine Gets a world rare for gods to gain
G.U. Pope Translation
Who kills conceit that utters 'I' and 'mine',Shall enter realms above the powers divine
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
Shall enter realms above the powers divine
Tamil commentary
உடல் பற்றி நான் என்றும், பொருள் பற்றி எனது என்றும் வரும் செருக்கை மனத்துள் இருந்து அறுத்து விட்டவன், வானவர்க்கும் மேலான வீட்டுலகத்தை அடைவான்.
Chapter 35
More from Renunciation
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From what from what a man is free From that, from that his torments flee
Kural 342Give up all to gain the True And endless joys shall hence seek you
Kural 343Curb the senses five and renounce The carving desires all at once
Kural 344To have nothing is law of vows Having the least deludes and snares
Kural 345Why add to bonds while this body Is too much for saints to be birth-free
Kural 346Who curbs the pride of I and mine Gets a world rare for gods to gain
Kural 347Grief clings on and on to those Who cling to bonds without release
Kural 348Who renounce all are free from care Others suffer delusive snare
Kural 349Bondage cut off, rebirth is off The world then seems instable stuff
Kural 350Bind Thyself to the unbound one That binding breaks all bonds anon