Tirukkural Chapter 49 - Couplets 4,5,6 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 49 - காலம் அறிதல்
CHAPTER 49 - KNOWING THE TIME
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49/04. ஞாலம் கருதினும் கைகூடும் காலம்
கருதி இடத்தாற் செயின்.

49/04. Gnalam karudhinum kaikoodum kaalam
Karudhi idhaththaarr seyin.

49/04. If one wants to rule the entire world,
It is possible if he chooses proper time and place.
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Akhila: One should choose proper time and place
To start and finish any work successfully.

Uma: Right time and right place
Decide one's getting success,
So, he should follow this rule
If he must reach the goal.

Time is the Lord Yama,
In other words Kala
The Lord of death
Visiting daily this earth.

On the expiry date and time,
One's life He takes with Him,
And decides his future course
According to his past karmas.
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49/05. காலம் கருதி இருப்பர் கலங்காது
ஞாலம் கருது பவர்.

49/05. Kaalam karudhi iruppar kalangaadhu
Gaalam karudhu bhavar.

49/05. A King who wants to conquer the world, though he is stronger,
He will not attack his enemy until proper time comes.
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Akhila: A King doesn't fight until right time for it occurs.

Uma: Yes, time is the essence
Of every living things
On this Mother Earth,
Until one's timely death.

If the heart pumps not,
At 72 beats per minute,
One's Blood pressure,
Is low or high, not sure.

All are time-bound objects.
They survive within time limit
Available for each object,
And then disappear out right.
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49/06. ஊக்கம் உடையான் ஒடுக்கம் பொருதகர்
தாக்கற்குப் பேரும் தகைத்து.

49/06. Ookkam udaiyaan odukkam poruthagar
Thakkarrkup perum thagaiththu.

49/06. The self restraint of a King is to attack the enemy
Like a ram that withdraws its legs before an attack.
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Akhila: If a King waits means he wants to make
A surprise attack against his enemy.

Uma: For any big or small thing
Careful planning and timing
Are both necessary for success.
It results in failure otherwise.

Today a seed if you sow,
More time it takes to grow
As a tree to give its fruits
For our eating pleasures.

So, a time frame do exist,
For each and every object,
In this world limited by time,
One has to face in his lifetime.
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