THE TIRUKKURAL OF TIRUVALLUVAR

SECTION - 86 -

VERSES 851 TO 860

¬æùª      Hatred
 
¬æâùäªç   öùªùè   ãá¨õÐæÐÆ몠  çæâùäªÄ몠      851
çúªç¨äªéë   çèõ¨æÐÆ몠  îåèáª
 
¬æùª    öäªç         and be separated
öùªùè       to all
ãá¨õÐæÐÆ몠        beings
çæùª    öäªÄ몠        to live alone
çúªµ    ¬äªéë           the bad trait (of hatred)
çèõ¨æÐÆ몠          will nurture
îåè᪠        disease

Hatred   is   a   disease   that   separates   one   from   others   (851).    
çæùªæÕê¨çª   ç÷ª÷è   âòá¨Ä몠  ¬æùªæÕꨠ            852
¬äªäèâò᪠  áèéë   êéù
 
çæùªæÕꨠ        desiring to part company (from him)
ç÷ª÷è         hateful acts
âòá¨Ä몠          even if one does
¬æùªæÕꨠ        considering the illeffects (staying away from him)
¬äªäè         a bad turn
âò᪠   áèéë         not doing (to him)
êéù         is desirable
 
Abstain   from   responding   with   hatred,   to   one   who
shows   hatred   towards   you   (852).
   
¬æâùäªÄ몠  öôªôîåè᪠  å©æÐæ¨äª   êôù¨ùªùèêР    853
êèô¨ùª   ô¨óæÐæåР  êÕëª
 
 
¬æùª    öäªÄ몠        that known as hatred
öôªô몠   îåè᪠          disease bringing suffering in its train
å©æÐæ¨äª         if one would abstain from
êôùª    ¬ùªùè         spotless
êèô¨ùª         not waning
ô¨óæÐæ몠          glory
êÕ몠        will bring
 
Eschewing   hatred   will   obviate   harm   and   bring   glory   (853).

 
¬äªçêÐÊóª   ¬äªç몠  çáæÐÆ몠  ¬æâùäªÄåР      854
ÊäªçêÐÊóª   Êäªç§ª   âæïäª
 
 
¬äªçêÐÊóª         of all happiness
¬äªç몠        that is happiness
çáæÐÆ몠        would result
¬æùª    öäªÄ몠        known as hatred
ÊäªçêÐÊóª         of sufferings
Êäªç몠        the highest
âæï䪠        if one is without
   
If   one   is   rid   of   the   worst   of   emotions,   that   is   hatred,
one   will   attain   to   the   highest   happiness   (854).    
¬æâùê¨õР  òèáªåÐâêèÇæ   ôùªùèéõ   áèîõ           855
ë¨æûæÐÆåР  êäªéë   áôõÐ
 
 
¬æùª       hatred
öê¨õР        opposed to
òèáªåÐÊ    øÇæ         living in this way
ôùªùèéõ         those great ones
áèîõ           whoever possibly can
ë¨æùª    ÃæÐÆ몠        wanting to overcome
êäªéëáôõР        have the ability
   
Who   can   ever   overcome   one   who   refuses   to   give   in   to
feelings   of   hatred   ?   (855).      
¬æù¨äª   ë¨æù¨ä¨Ê   öäªçô䪠  ôèȪæÐéæ             856 
êôÙ§ª   âæìÙ몠  åú¨êÐÊ
¬æù¨äª           hatred
ë¨æùª         is foremost
¬ä¨Ê         and pleasurable
öäªçô䪠        whoever thinks so
ôèȪæÐéæ       his life
êôÙ몠        ills and
âæìÙ몠          destruction
åú¨êÐÊ         will soon be overtaken

He   who   revels   in   discord   will   soon   be   overtaken   by   suffering 856).  
ë¨æùªîëôùª âëáªçªâçèÕóª  æèúèõÐ ¬æùªîëôùª    857
¬äªäè   í÷¨ô¨   äôõÐ
 
ë¨æùªîëôùª       the one that will be useful
âëáªçªâçèÕóª           learned books
æèúèõР        will not know (benefit by)
¬æùªîëôùª       given to hatred
¬äªäè         and causing harm
í÷¨ô¨    äôõР        of the nature of those
 
They   who   are   given   to   hatred   will   never   benefit   by   the
learned   books   (857).
     
¬æù¨÷ª   âæê¨õÐòèáªêùª   ÍæÐæ몠  íêéä         858
ë¨æûæÐæ¨äª   ÃæÐÆë觪   îæÌ
 
¬æù¨÷ªÆ         hatred
öê¨õÐòèáªêùª         not accepting
ÍæÐæ몠        will bring benefit
íêéä         that hatred
ë¨æùª    ÃæÐæ¨äª         if adopted
ÃæÐÆëè몠        will result
îæÌ         in ruin
 
He   who   overcomes   hatred   will   prosper,   but   he   who   gives   in
to   it   will   be   overcome   by   ruin   (858).
 
 
¬æùªæèúè䪠  ÍæÐæ몠  ôÕ§ªæèùª   íêéä     859
ë¨æùªæèÑ몠  îæÌ   êõ÷ªÆ
 
 
¬æùªæèúè䪠        will not entertain hatred
ÍæÐæ몠        prosperity
ôÕ§ªæèùª           with the advent of
íêéä         (that) hatred
ë¨æùª    æèÑ몠      will entertain the thought (of hatred)
îæÌ         ruin
êõ÷ªÆ         with the advent of

Prosperity   will   come   to   one   who   eschews   hatred   and   ruin   to
one   who   promotes   it   (859).
   
¬æùèäè몠  ¬äªäèê   âôùªùè몠  åæùèäè몠    860
åäªäá몠  öäªÄ몠  âòÕæÐÆ
 
¬æùè䪠          hatred
Í몠       will result
¬äªäèê         sufferings
öùªùè몠      all
åæùª             with friendship
Í䪠        alone
Í몠        will result
åùª         good
åá몠        turns
öäªÄ몠          it is said
âòÕæÐÆ       great advantage
   
Hatred   will   bring   all   manner   of   suffering   and   friendship
all   forms   of   happiness   (860).  


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