Thirukkural 942 in English

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Tamil original

மருந்தென வேண்டாவாம் யாக்கைக்கு அருந்தியது
அற்றது போற்றி உணின்.

Transliteration

Marundhena Ventaavaam Yaakkaikku Arundhiyadhu
Atradhu Potri Unin

English Translation

“After digestion one who feeds His body no medicine needs”

Plain-English meaning

No medicine is necessary for him who eats after assuring (himself) that what he has (already) eaten has been digested

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English Translation

After digestion one who feeds His body no medicine needs

G.U. Pope Translation

No need of medicine to heal your body's pain,If, what you ate before digested well, you eat again

Plain-English Meaning

No medicine is necessary for him who eats after assuring (himself) that what he has (already) eaten has been digested

ஒருவன் முதலில் உண்டது சீரணமாகிவிட்டதை நன்கு அறிந்து அதன் பிறகு உண்டால், அவன் உடம்புக்க மருந்து என்று ஒன்று வேண்டியது இல்லை.

Chapter 95

மருந்து

Wind, bile and phlegm three cause disease So doctors deem it more or less

After digestion one who feeds His body no medicine needs

Eat food to digestive measure Life in body lasts with pleasure

Know digestion; with keen appetite Eat what is suitable and right

With fasting adjusted food right Cures ills of life and makes you bright

Who eats with clean stomach gets health With greedy glutton abides ill-health

who glut beyond the hunger's fire Suffer from untold diseases here

Test disease, its cause and cure And apply remedy that is sure

Let the skilful doctor note The sickmen, sickness, season and treat

Patient, doctor, medicine and nurse Are four-fold codes of treating course