THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR
SECTION - 13
VERSES 121 TO 130
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Selfcontrol
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121
Íõ¨Õóª ãáªêÐÊ
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Self control
leads man to heaven
and indulgence to hell.
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122
íêä¨Û㧪
æ¨ùªéù ãá¨õÐæÐÆ
íìæÐæêÐéê
|
power of restraint |
Those who
guard the power of restraint
as wealth have an
asset
incomparable to
any other.
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123
Í÷ª÷¨äª í짪æçª
âç÷¨äª
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çáæÐÆëª
|
acquires fame |
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|
realised wisdom |
í짪æçª
âç÷¨äª
|
restraints |
He, who restricts
himself to the good
path realising the
wisdom in
self-control. acquires fame
and is acknowledged
by the wise.
å¨éùá¨ùª ê¨õ¨áèÊ
í짪æ¨áèäª
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124
ëéùá¨Äëª
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í짪æ¨áèäª
|
with self control |
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|
than than mountains |
He who conducts
himself with self-control
unswervingly is of a stature loftier than
the mountains.
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åäª÷èëª çú¨êùª
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125
âòùªôõÐæÐîæ
âòùªôåÐ êéæêÐÊ
öùªùèõÐæÐÆëª
|
for everyone |
Humility in
everyone is good and
is considered a special
fortune when
the wealthy possess it.
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ÉåÐêìæÐæùª
Í÷ª÷¨äª 126
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Öëèçª çéìêÐÊ
Íéëîçèùª
|
like the tortoise |
íìæÐæùª
Í÷ª÷¨äª
|
ably restrains |
Öëè窵
ãéìêÐÊ
|
enjoy bliss |
He who ably
restrains his senses like
the tortoise will enjoy
bliss
in every aspect
of his life.
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çìªÌ
127
âòèùªù¨ÇæÐæçª
çìªÌ
|
cause bitterness |
One must guard
one's tongue if not
anything else, for faulty
words cause
bitterness to one and
all.
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âçèÕìªçáäª
ãúªìèá¨äª
128
åäª÷èæè
êèæ¨ ô¨Ìëª
âçèÕìªçáäª
|
agony resulting from |
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|
rewards of good deeds |
ÍæèÊ
Íæ¨ô¨Ìëª
|
will turn bad |
One bitter
word will undo all
good turns.
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Í÷èîê 129
åèô¨äè÷ª
àìªì ôÌ
Nature will
heal the deepest scar
caused by fire but
not sore wounds caused by
a burning tongue.
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Í÷ª×ôèäª âòôªô¨
130
í÷ëªçèõÐæÐÆëª
Í÷ª÷¨äª
ÅéÈåÐÊ
Virtue seeks
and follows his path, who,
through knowledge, successfully practices
restraint and controls anger.
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