Thirukkural 355 in English
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Tamil original
எப்பொருள் எத்தன்மைத் தாயினும் அப்பொருள்
மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்பது அறிவு.
Transliteration
Epporul Eththanmaith Thaayinum Apporul
Meypporul Kaanpadhu Arivu
Modern English
“Wisdom looks past appearances and asks what something really is.”
Modern Interpretation
Wisdom looks past appearances and asks what something really is. For example, a flashy online offer may seem perfect until you check its hidden costs and actual terms.
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Modern Plain English
Wisdom looks past appearances and asks what something really is.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Knowledge is truth of things to find In every case of every kind
G.U. Pope Translation
Whatever thing, of whatsoever kind it be,'Tis wisdom's part in each the very thing to see
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
(True) knowledge is the perception concerning every thing of whatever kind, that that thing is the true thing
Tamil commentary
எந்தப் பொருளானாலும், அது எப்படிக் காட்சி தந்தாலும், அப்பொருளின் வெளித்தோற்றத்தைக் காணாமல், உள்ளடக்கமாகிய உண்மைப் பொருளைக் காண்பதே மெய்யுணர்தல்.
Chapter 36
More from Truth-Conciousness
மெய்யுணர்தல்
That error entails ignoble birth Which deems vain things as things of worth
Kural 352Men of spotless pure insight Enjoy delight devoid of night
Kural 353To doubtless minds whose heart is clear More than earth heaven is near
Kural 354Knowledge of five senses is vain Without knowing the Truth within
Kural 355Knowledge is truth of things to find In every case of every kind
Kural 356Who learn and here the Truth discern Enter the path of non-return
Kural 357One-minded sage sees inner-truth He is free from thoughts of rebirth
Kural 358It is knowledge to know Self-Truth And remove the folly of birth
Kural 359Know the Refuge; off with bondage Be free from ills of thraldom, O sage
Kural 360Woes expire when lust, wrath, folly Expire even to name, fully