Thirukkural 367 in English

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Tamil original

அவாவினை ஆற்ற அறுப்பின் தவாவினை
தான்வேண்டு மாற்றான் வரும்.

Transliteration

Avaavinai Aatra Aruppin Thavaavinai
Thaanventu Maatraan Varum

English Translation

“Destroy desire; deliverance Comes as much as you aspire hence”

Plain-English meaning

If a man thoroughly cut off all desire, the deeds, which confer immortality, will come to him, in the path in which he seeks them

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Destroy desire; deliverance Comes as much as you aspire hence

G.U. Pope Translation

Who thoroughly rids his life of passion-prompted deed,Deeds of unfailing worth shall do, which, as he plans, succeed

Plain-English Meaning

If a man thoroughly cut off all desire, the deeds, which confer immortality, will come to him, in the path in which he seeks them

ஆசையை முழுவதுமாக அறுத்து ஒழித்து விட்டால், தான் விரும்பும் வண்ணமே அழியாமல் வாழ்வதற்கான செயல் உண்டாகும்.

Chapter 37

அவா அறுத்தல்

Desire to all, always is seed From which ceaseless births proceed

If long thou must, long for non-birth It comes by longing no more for earth

No such wealth is here and there As peerless wealth of non-desire

To nothing crave is purity That is the fruit of verity

The free are those who desire not The rest not free in bonds are caught

Dread desire; Virtue is there To every soul desire is snare!

Destroy desire; deliverance Comes as much as you aspire hence

Desire extinct no sorrow-taints Grief comes on grief where it pretends

Desire, the woe of woes destroy Joy of joys here you enjoy

Off with desire insatiate You gain the native blissful state