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Kural 225

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āṟṟuvā rāṟṟal paciyāṟṟa lappaciyai / māṟṟuvā rāṟṟaliṟ piṉ

🎬 குறள் கதை · Story
G.U. Pope1886

“'Mid devotees they're great who hunger's pangs sustain, / Who hunger's pangs relieve a higher merit gain.”

V.V.S. Aiyar1916

“The conquest of conquests to the conqueror over self is the conquest over hunger: but his conquest cometh only after the conquest of him who appeaseth that hunger.”

Modern readingAI draft

The endurance of ascetics who bear their own hunger is great; yet it ranks behind the power of the generous who extinguish the hunger of others.

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Parimelazhagar’s commentary

13th century · public domain

Parimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.

ஆற்றுவார் ஆற்றல் பசி ஆற்றல்= தவத்தான் வலியார்க்கு வலியாவது, தம்மையுற்ற பசியைப் பொறுத்தல்.; அப்பசியை மாற்றுவார் ஆற்றலின் பின்= அவ்வலிதான் அங்ஙனம் பொறுத்தற்கு அரிய பசியை ஈகையான் ஒழிப்பாரது வலிக்குப்பின்.

Source: Tamil Wikisource

In plain EnglishAI draft · pending review

The endurance of ascetics who bear their own hunger is great; yet it ranks behind the power of the generous who extinguish the hunger of others.