Thirukkural 950 in English

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Tamil original

உற்றவன் தீர்ப்பான் மருந்துழைச் செல்வானென்று
அப்பால் நாற் கூற்றே மருந்து.

Transliteration

Utravan Theerppaan Marundhuzhaich Chelvaanendru
Appaal Naar Kootre Marundhu

English Translation

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

Plain-English meaning

Medical science consists of four parts, viz, patient, physician, medicine and compounder; and each of these (again) contains four sub-divisions

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English Translation

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

G.U. Pope Translation

For patient, leech, and remedies, and him who waits by patient's side,The art of medicine must fourfold code of laws provide

Plain-English Meaning

Medical science consists of four parts, viz, patient, physician, medicine and compounder; and each of these (again) contains four sub-divisions

நோயாளி, மருத்துவர், மருந்து, அதைத் தயாரிப்பவர் என மருந்து நான்கு வகைப்படும்.

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