Tirukkural Chapter 15 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 15- பிறனில் விழையாமை
CHAPTER 15 - ON ADULTERY.
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15/01. பிறன்பொருளாள் பெட்டொழுகும் பேதைமை ஞாலத்து
அறம்பொருள் கண்டார்கண் இல்.

15/01. Piranporullaall pettozhukum pedhamai gnaalaththu
Arramporull kanndaarkann il.

15/01. To fall in love with another man's wife is mere ignorance.
It doesn't happen with a wise man who is virtuous and knows material nature.
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Wife: How can one fall in love with another man's wife?

Husband: He must be a mad man,
To go after a married woman,
And if he's married already
It becomes another tragedy.

Adultery is an offence,
That is more serious,
More a criminal act
Inviting severe punishment.

It's not love, but infatuation,
That blinds a person.
To commit such a crime
Due to his bad time.
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15/02. அறன்கடை நின்றாருள் எல்லாம் பிரன்கடை
நின்றாரின் பேதையார் இல்.

15/02. Arrankadai ninrraarull ellaam pirankadai
Ninrraarin pedhaiyaar ill.

15/02. Among all the sins the worst sin is
A fool standing at the gate of another man's wife.
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Wife: What kind of madness it is to be after the wife of another man?

Husband: I've already told you,
Again I'm telling you,
That it is but madness of one
To love a married woman.

The beauty of a man or woman,
For years, it doesn't remain,
But will surely fade away,
When they're old on any day.

One should lead a moral life,
With his legitimate wife,
And not an immoral life,
Leaving aside his wife.
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15/03. விளிந்தாரின் வேறல்லர் மன்ற தெளிந்தார்இல்
தீமை புரிந்தொழுகு வார்.

15/03. Villindhaarin verrallar manrra thellindharill
Theemai purindhozhugu vaar.

15/03. If a man loves the wife of a husband who trust him
Though that man is alive, he is surely a dead man.
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Wife: How can one love his friend's wife?

Husabnd: Of all the sins the worst sin is
A man going after his friend's spouse,
And that too his most trusted friend,
That being the worst crime indeed.

It's awkward to hear this,
The worst sin of all sins.
Better he's treated as a dead
Though he's alive like a wood.

By and large this doesn't happen.
Yet, a solitary case even
Sets a very bad example
Before mentally weak people.
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