Thirukkural 424 in English
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Tamil original
எண்பொருள வாகச் செலச்சொல்லித் தான்பிறர்வாய்
நுண்பொருள் காண்ப தறிவு.
Transliteration
Enporula Vaakach Chelachchollith Thaanpirarvaai
Nunporul Kaanpa Tharivu
Modern English
“Wisdom explains difficult ideas in simple words and can also notice the deeper meaning in someone else's words.”
Modern Interpretation
Wisdom explains difficult ideas in simple words and can also notice the deeper meaning in someone else's words. For example, a good team leader makes an assignment clear while listening for a teammate's unspoken concern.
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Modern Plain English
Wisdom explains difficult ideas in simple words and can also notice the deeper meaning in someone else's words.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Speaking out thoughts in clear trends Wisdom subtle sense comprehends
G.U. Pope Translation
Wisdom hath use of lucid speech, words that acceptance win,And subtle sense of other men's discourse takes in
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
To speak so as that the meaning may easily enter the mind of the hearer, and to discern the subtlest thought which may lie hidden in the words of others, this is wisdom
Tamil commentary
அரிய கருத்துகளைக்கூடக் கேட்பவர்க்கு விளங்கும்படி எளியனவாகவும், அவர் மனங் கொள்ளும்படியும் சொல்லும்; பிறர் சொல்லும் கருத்து நுண்ணியது என்றாலும் அதை எளிதாக விளங்கிக் கொள்ளும்; இது அறிவு.
Chapter 43
More from The Possession of Knowledge
அறிவுடைமை
Wisdom's weapon wards off all woes It is a fort defying foes
Kural 422Wisdom checks the straying senses Expels evils, impels goodness
Kural 423To grasp the Truth from everywhere From everyone is wisdom fair
Kural 424Speaking out thoughts in clear trends Wisdom subtle sense comprehends
Kural 425The wise-world the wise befriend They bloom nor gloom, equal in mind
Kural 426As moves the world so move the wise In tune with changing times and ways
Kural 427The wise foresee what is to come The unwise lack in that wisdom
Kural 428Fear the frightful and act wisely Not to fear the frightful's folly
Kural 429No frightful evil shocks the wise Who guard themselves against surprise
Kural 430Who have wisdom they are all full Whatev'r they own, misfits are nil