Tirukkural Chapter 16 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -THIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 16 - பொறையுடைமை
CHAPTER 16 - ON PATIENCE.
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16/04. நிறையுடைமை நீங்காமை வேண்டின்
பொறையுடைமபோற்றி ஒழுக படும்.

16/04. Nirraiyudaimai neegnaamai vendin
Poraiyudaimaipotree ozhuga padum.

16/04. To maintain one's character,
He should remain patient.
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Kamala: How long one can remain patient?

Vimala, Oh sister, what can't be cured
That should be endured,
This is what elders advise
When one can't mend others.

Tolerance is a virtue really
One should follow it patiently.
There are some settled characters
With whom fighting is of no use.

Either run away from them,
Or alternatively, tolerate them,
One with patience will not mind,
Whatever troubles he may find.
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16/05. ஒறுத்தாரை ஒன்றாக வையாரே; வைப்பர்
பொறுத்தாரைப் பொன்போல் பொதிந்து.

16/05. Oruththarai ondrraaga vaiyaare; vaippar
Porruththaraip ponpol podhindhu

16/05. Wise men will not appreciate retaliatory action.
But will appreciate one with patience and value him like gold.
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Kamala: Eye for eye some follow this policy.

Vimala: Tit for tat, eye for eye,
Any frustrated man will try,
But it becomes an endless battle,
As both parties never reconcile.

The sufferers are the people
Who die in the battle.
Severe loss both sides face.
Who's the winner in this race?

If one, with all patience,
Go for a compromise,
He'll be appreciated well
By peace loving people.
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16/06. ஒறுத்தார்க்கு ஒருநாளை இன்பம்; பொறுத்தார்க்குப்
பொன்றும் துணையும் புகழ்.

16/06. Oruththaarkku orunaallai inbam; porruththaarkkup
Ponrrum thunnayum pugazh.

16/06. A person who retaliated is happy for one day.
But one who tolerated will get everlasting fame.
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Kamala: I now find that patience is always rewarded.

Vimala: A patient man thinks deeply.
An impatient man thinks roughly.
Between them this is the difference,
And success goes to the man of patience.

A symbol of virtue is King Rama,
He went to forest with Sita,
How much trouble he faced?
Yet, with patience he managed.

The life of Rama is a lesson,
Everyone should learn.
Fourteen years of forest life
For a King, is it not a tolerant life?
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