Thirukkural in English

ARATHUPPAL DEALING WITH

VIRTUE
26. THE RENUNCIATION OF FLESH-
EATING - PULAN
MARUTHAL
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Thanoon perukkathirkku thanpirithu oonunban,

literate Yenganam aalum arul

Meaning How can someone possess kindness, if

in one eats meat from another body to grow
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ones own body?
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Porulatchi poththathaarkku illai arulatchi,

literate Aangillai oon thinpavarkku,

Meaning One, who doesnt value money cant be

in wealthy;one, who eats meat, cant be
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compassionate.
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Padaikondaar nenjampoal nandrookaathu ondran,

literate Udalchuvai undaar manam.

Meaning The heart of one who has eaten and

in relished flesh, is like the heart of one
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leading an army: it cannot be
compassionate.
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Arul allathu yaathenil kollamai koral,
literate Porul allathu avoon thinal.
Meaning If it be asked what is kindness and what
in its opposite, the answer would be
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preservation and destruction of life; and
therefore it is not right to feed on the
flesh (obtained by taking away life)
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Unnamai ullathu uyirnilai oonunna ,
literate Annathal cheyathu Alaru.
Meaning Not to eat flesh contributes to the
in continuance of life; therefore if a man eat
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flesh, hell will not open its mouth (to let
him escape out, after he has once fallen
in).
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Thinarporuttaal kollathu ulagenin yaarum,

literate Vilaiporuttal oontharuvaar yil.

Meaning There wont be anyone selling meat for the

in sake of earning, if the world stops killing
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for the sake of eating.
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Unnamai vendum pulaal pirithondran,

literate Punnathu unarvaar perin.

Meaning Meat is the wound of some body;

in if one gets this realization, stop eating it.
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 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Cheyirin thalaipirintha katchiyaar unnar,

literate Uyirin thalai pirintha oon.

Meaning People with clarity in thought, would not

in eat, The meat got from a body which has
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lost its soul.
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Avichorinthu aayiram vettalin ondran,

literate Uyir chekuthu unnamai nandru.
Meaning Not eating its meat after killing a being,
in Is much greater than doing thousand fire
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sacrifices by offering ghee.
 26. The Renunciation of Flesh-Eating
Tamil

Trans - Kollaan pulalai maruthaanai kaikoopi ,

literate Yellaa uyirum thozhum.

Meaning The person who does not kill nor eat

in meat , Would be saluted by all beings
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