Thirukkural 627 in English
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Tamil original
இலக்கம் உடம்பிடும்பைக் கென்று கலக்கத்தைக்
கையாறாக் கொள்ளாதாம் மேல்.
Transliteration
Ilakkam Utampitumpaik Kendru Kalakkaththaik
Kaiyaaraak Kollaadhaam Mel
Modern English
“Wise people know that the body is naturally exposed to pain, so they do not let every discomfort shake their minds.”
Modern Interpretation
Wise people know that the body is naturally exposed to pain, so they do not let every discomfort shake their minds. For example, a patient facing a long recovery can accept the difficulty while calmly following the treatment plan.
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Modern Plain English
Wise people know that the body is naturally exposed to pain, so they do not let every discomfort shake their minds.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
The wise worry no more of woes Knowing body's butt of sorrows
G.U. Pope Translation
'Man's frame is sorrow's target', the noble mind reflects,Nor meets with troubled mind the sorrows it expects
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
The great will not regard trouble as trouble, knowing that the body is the butt of trouble
Tamil commentary
உடம்பு துன்பத்திற்கு இடமாவதே என்று தெளிந்த மேன்மக்கள், உடம்பிற்கு வந்த துன்பத்தைப் துன்பமாக எண்ணி மனந் தளரமாட்டார்.
Chapter 63
More from Hopefulness in Trouble
இடுக்கண் அழியாமை
Laugh away troubles; there is No other way to conquer woes
Kural 622Deluging sorrows come to nought When wise men face them with firm thought
Kural 623Grief they face and put to grief Who grieve not grief by mind's relief
Kural 624Who pulls like bulls patiently on Causes grief to grieve anon
Kural 625Before the brave grief grieves and goes Who dare a host of pressing woes
Kural 626The wise that never gloat in gain Do not fret in fateful ruin
Kural 627The wise worry no more of woes Knowing body's butt of sorrows
Kural 628Who seek not joy, deem grief norm By sorrows do not come to harm
Kural 629In joy to joy who is not bound In grief he grieves not dual round!
Kural 630His glory is esteemed by foes Who sees weal in wanton woes!