Tirukkural Chapter 32 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 32 - இன்னா செய்யாமை
CHAPTER 32 - NOT DOING EVIL
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32/04. இன்னா செய்தாரை ஒறுத்தல் அவர்நாண
நன்னயம் செய்து விடல்.

32/04. Innaa seidhaarai orruththal avarnaanna
Nannayam seidhu vidal.

32/04. How to punish a man who did harm? By doing good to him several times
Thus putting him to shame and forgetting everything thereafter.
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Govind: What a noble idea to do good things against
Harmful deeds?

Gopal: A noble person only can
Forgive and forget another man
Who harmed the noble man,
With his mind so divine.

A stranger chased by horsemen
Took refuge under a chieftain
Of a small town inside desert
For his night supper and rest.

Before day break the chieftain
Woke him up, asking him to run,
Before the soldiers catch him
And thereafter hang him.

The stranger then wept
And fell down at his feet,
Saying he was the one
Who killed his son.

Then swiftest horse he gave
To the stranger just to save,
And asked him to run away
Before dawn breaks the day.

He could have killed him
But didn't do any harm
As he gave shelter to him
And so he couldn't kill him.
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(Supported by an English Poetry)
32/05. அறிவினான் ஆருவது உண்டோ? பிறிதின்நோய்
தம்நோய்போல் போற்றக் கடை.

32/05. Arrivinaan aaruvadhu undao? Pirridhinnoyi
Thamnoyipol potrrak kadai.

32/05. One should consider that the other man's difficulties as his own
And remove his trouble quickly; otherwise what is the use of his knowledge?
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Govind: Man is born to help each other.
Otherwise there is no use of his birth.

Gopal: Think other's difficulties,
As your own difficulties,
And try your best to help them
Without wasting much time.

The purpose of creation is,
To have peaceful co-existence,
And by helping each other,
Then peace will prevail forever.

Man has been given
One more sense than
Animal that has five senses,
For him to think and act in peace.

His knowledge he should use
To serve other creations,
Expecting nothing in return
For the services done.
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32/06. இன்னா எனத்தான் உணர்ந்தவை துன்னாமை
வேண்டும் பிறங்கண் செயல்.

32/06. Innaa enaththaan unnarndhavai thunnaamai
Vendum pirrangkann seyal.

32/06. When one knows that certain deeds will harm others
He should not do those deeds.
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Govind: Knowingly why one will do harm to others?

Gopal: Before performing an action
One should think again and again
Whether it'll harm anyone
After it's actually done?

A man was nailing his wall
And down a glass photo fell
In the neighbour's hall
That was hanging in his wall.

He should have thought
Twice before doing it,
As this unforeseen incident
Harmed neighbours interest.

Had he informed his neighbour
Earlier, he could have taken care
To remove the photo frame
To prevent its damage.
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