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துறவறவியல் Kural 339
Kural 339

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uṟaṅkuvatu pōluñ cākkāṭu uṟaṅki / viḻippatu pōlum piṟappu

🎬 குறள் கதை · Story
G.U. Pope1886

“Death is sinking into slumbers deep; / Birth again is waking out of sleep.”

V.V.S. Aiyar1916

“Death is like unto a sleep: and life is like the waking after that sleep.”

Modern readingAI draft

Death is like falling asleep; birth after it is like waking from sleep.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary

13th century · public domain

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

சாக்காடு உறங்குவது போலும்= ஒருவனுக்குச் சாக்காடு வருதல் உறக்கம் வருதலோடு ஒக்கும்; பிறப்பு உறங்கி விழிப்பது போலும்= அதன்பின் பிறப்பு வருதல் உறங்கி விழித்தல் வருதலோடு ஒக்கும்.

Source: Tamil Wikisource

In plain EnglishAI draft · pending review

Death is like falling asleep into deep slumber; the subsequent rebirth of the soul is like waking up again from that sleep.