Thirukkural 941 in English
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Tamil original
மிகினும் குறையினும் நோய்செய்யும் நூலோர்
வளிமுதலா எண்ணிய மூன்று.
Transliteration
Mikinum Kuraiyinum Noiseyyum Noolor
Valimudhalaa Enniya Moondru
Modern English
“A healthy body depends on balance; excess or deficiency in its basic functions can cause illness.”
Modern Interpretation
A healthy body depends on balance; excess or deficiency in its basic functions can cause illness. For example, constantly overeating or barely eating can both make someone sick.
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Modern Plain English
A healthy body depends on balance; excess or deficiency in its basic functions can cause illness.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
Wind, bile and phlegm three cause disease So doctors deem it more or less
G.U. Pope Translation
The learned books count three, with wind as first; of these,As any one prevail, or fail; 'twill cause disease
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
If (food and work are either) excessive or deficient, the three things enumerated by (medical) writers, flatulence, biliousness, and phlegm, will cause (one) disease
Tamil commentary
மருத்துவ நூலோர் சொல்லும் வாதம், பித்தம், சிலேட்டுமம் என்னும் மூன்றாம் ஒருவனின் உணவாலும், செயலாலும் அவற்றுக்கு ஒத்து இல்லாது. மிகுந்தோ, குறைந்தோ இருந்தால் நோய் உண்டாகும்.
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Wind, bile and phlegm three cause disease So doctors deem it more or less
Kural 942After digestion one who feeds His body no medicine needs
Kural 943Eat food to digestive measure Life in body lasts with pleasure
Kural 944Know digestion; with keen appetite Eat what is suitable and right
Kural 945With fasting adjusted food right Cures ills of life and makes you bright
Kural 946Who eats with clean stomach gets health With greedy glutton abides ill-health
Kural 947who glut beyond the hunger's fire Suffer from untold diseases here
Kural 948Test disease, its cause and cure And apply remedy that is sure
Kural 949Let the skilful doctor note The sickmen, sickness, season and treat
Kural 950Patient, doctor, medicine and nurse Are four-fold codes of treating course