THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR
SECTION - 16
VERSES 151 TO 160
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Forgiveness
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ê觪Æëª å¨ùëªîçèùêÐ
êëªéë 151
¬æȪôèõÐçª
âçè×êÐêùª
êéù
êëªéë
¬æȪôèõÐ
|
those scornful |
It is
virtue to bear with
those who are scornful
even as
the earth
bears with those who dig
it.
âçè×êÐêùª
¬÷çªç¨éä öäª×ëª
íêéä 152
ë÷êÐêùª íêä¨Äëª
åäª×
It is always
good to forgive insults
but to forget them
is even better.
¬äªéë±óª ¬äªéë
ô¨ÕåÐâêèõèùª
ôäªéë±óª
153
ôäªéë ëìôèõÐçª
âçèé÷
¬äªéë±óª
¬äªéë
|
poorest of the poor |
ô¨ÕåÐâêèõèùª
|
neglects hospitality |
ôäªéë±óª
ôäªéë
|
strongest of the strong |
He who neglects
hospitality is the poorest
of the poor but he
who is patient
with the ignorant is
strongest of the strong.
å¨é÷±éìéë
婧ªæèéë
îôúªïäª âçèé÷±éìéë
154
îçè÷ª÷¨ øÇæçª
çÌëª
He who seeks
to retain all virtue
must always exercise patience.
ø×êÐêèéõ øäª÷èæ
éôáèîõ éôçªçõÐ
155
âçè×êÐêèéõçª
âçèäªîçè÷ª
âçèê¨åÐÊ
ø×êÐêèéõ
|
reaction to harm |
øäª÷èæ;
|
is not considered |
To react to
anyone doing harm is
not considered praiseworthy
but he who
shows forbearance is valued
as gold.
ø×êÐêèõÐæÐÆ
øÕåèéó ¬äªçëª 156
âçè×êÐêèõÐæÐÆâçèäª×åÐ
Êéú±ëª µæȪ
âçè×êÐêèõÐæÐÆçª
|
to one who is patient |
âçèäª×åÐ
Êéú±ëª
|
everlasting |
The joy of
vengeance lasts but a
day but everlasting prestige
comes to one
who is patient.
ê¨÷äùªù ê÷ªç¨÷õÐ
âòáªá¨Äëª îåèâåèåÐÊ
157
í÷äùªù âòáªáèéë
åäª×
ê÷ªç¨÷õÐ
âòáªá¨Äëª
|
by others |
Do not grieve
for the harm brought
to you by others.
It will be
well that you refrain
from doing such harm.
ë¨Æê¨áèäª ë¨æÐæéô
âòáªêèéõêÐ
êèåÐêëª 158
êÆê¨áèäª
âôäª× ô¨ìùª
With patience
one can overcome any
harm committed
by the proud.
Ê÷åÐêèõ¨äª
áªéë ãéìáõÐ
¬÷åÐêèõÐôèáª
159
¬äªäèòÐâòèùª
îåè÷ªæ¨÷ª
çôõÐ
îåè÷ªæ¨÷ª
çôõÐ
|
who endures |
He who endures
the vile words coming
from the unjust
is as pure
as the saint.
ãúªúèÊ îåè÷ªçèõÐ
âçõ¨áõÐ ç¨÷õÐâòèùªÙëª
160
¬äªäèòÐâòèùª
îåè÷ªçèõ¨äª
ç¨äª
ç¨÷õÐâòèùªÙëª
|
spoken by others |
¬äªäèòÐâòèùª
|
bitter words |
Those who
endures bitter words spoken
by others are greater
than those who
do penance by fasting.
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