Tirukkural Chapter 72 - Couplets 1,2,3 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 72 - அவை அறிதல்
CHAPTER 72 - KNOWING ASSEMBLY.
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72/01. அவையறிந்து ஆராய்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின்
தொகையறிந்து துய்மை யவர்.

72/01. Avaiyarrindhu; aaraayndhu solluga sollin
Thogaiyarrindhu thoomai yavar.

72/01. A wise man must weigh each word and speak
Before audience studying their nature.
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Aditya: When one addresses an audience,
he must take care of each word.

Jagdish: All the eyes of audience
Are watching the speaker's eyes,
When he's uttering words
That'll appeal to their senses.

Speaking offensive words,
He should carefully avoid,
And use such of those words,
That'll cheer up their moods.

He must know the audience
Have more intelligence
To catch his mistakes,
If any, when he speaks
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72/02. இடைதெரிந்து நன்குணர்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின்
நடைதெரிந்த நன்மை யவர்.

72/02. Idaitherindhu nangunnarndhu solluga sollin
Nadaithirindha nanmai yavar.

72/02. A wise man who has studied how to use words
he must speak good in an assembly, without using offensive words.
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Aditya: Normally a wise man will not use offensive words.

Jagdish: When one uses offensive words
Many listeners will feel bad
And even walk out from the hall
If they can't take those words well.

A wise man knows how to talk,
And will in such a way speak,
That'll not affect anyone,
In the assembly of decent men.

At the end of the show
The elite audience will know
How the speaker entertained
By his excellent speech, he delivered.
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72/03. அவையறியார் சொல்லல்மேற் கொள்பவர் சொல்லின்
வகையறியார் வல்லதூஉம் இல்.

72/03. Avaiarriyaar sollalmerr kollbhavar sollin
Vagaiarriyaar valladhoom il.

72/03. If one says something without knowing the nature of the assembly he does not know the weight of words and even his education is of no use.
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Aditya: One must know the pulse of the audience
And also the weight of each word
While speaking in an assembly.

Jagdish: An assembly may consist of men
From different fields of avocation,
One may be average in learning
And another wise in understanding.

The speaker must study their faces
And use such of those words
Everyone can follow his speech
Without using high tech words.

Then some of them may feel
Bored and will sleep well
In the middle of the talk,
Or out they may prefer to walk.
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