Tirukkural Chapter 72 - Couplets 7,8,9,10 Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL
அதிகாரம் 72 - அவை அறிதல்
CHAPTER 72 - KNOWING ASSEMBLY.
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72/07. கற்றறிந்தார் கல்வி விளங்கும் கசடறச்
சொல்தெரிதல் வல்லார் அகத்து.

72/07. Katrrarindhaar kalvi villangum kasadarach
Soltheridhal vallaar agaththu.

72/07. In the presence of an august assembly if one talks
free from mistakes, his education will appear to be shining well.
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Aditya: Wise men from the audience will appreciate
the highly educated speaker.

Jagdish: His speech is free from mistakes.
The audience praises him like this,
It's because of his high education,
He speaks with no preparation.

Much applause he receives,
For his speech is full of humors
And he keeps them all spellbound
With his inspiring talk, time bound.

His free style is so fine,
That, no doubt, he'll shine,
And the entire audience likes,
His nice extempore talks.
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72/08. உணர்வது உடையார்முன் சொல்லல் வளர்வதன்
பாத்தியுள் நீர்சொரிந் தற்று.

72/08. Unnarvadhu udaiyaarmun sollal vallarvadhan
Paaththiyull neersorindh thatrru.

72/08. One learned person talking before an audience of highly learned people is like pouring water over already grown up crops.
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Aditya: It is nice to see a learned man
Talking to highly learned audience.

Jagdish: One may be a learned person,
But to speak before wise men,
Who're present there to hear,
He must be free from stage fear.

It's difficult to water seeds,
But easy to water crops,
Grown up to certain height
As they fully suck it.

While the highly learned persons,
Are like grown up crops,
The other ordinary listeners,
Are just like the seeds.
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72/09. புல்லவையுள் பொச்சாந்தும் சொல்லற்க நல்லவையுள்
நன்கு செலச்சொல்லு வார்.

72/09. Pullavaiyull pochchaandhum sollarrka nallavaiyull
Nangu selachchollu vaar.

72/09. A person who is capable of talking before an assembly of educated men, never should he talk before uneducated people even by chance.
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Aditya: It is interesting to talk to educated people
and not to uneducated people.

Jagdish: A speaker expects good response
From the educated audience,
That gives him more interest,
To talk on the selected subject.

If on the other hand he talks
To uneducated persons,
Who're not good listeners,
Almost tired he becomes.

So, he should not take
Any chance to speak
To uneducated people
As his name it'll spoil.
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72/10. அங்கணத்துள் உக்க அமிழ்தற்றால் தம்கணத்தர்
அல்லார்முன் கோட்டி கொளல்.

72/10. Angannagththull ukka amizhthatrraal thamkannaththar
Allaarmun kotti kollal.

72/10. An educated man must not speak before uneducated audience.
If he talks to them, it will be like pouring nectar in a dirty courtyard.
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Aditya: The poet is strong in his words
That speaking to uneducated people is a waste.

Jagdish: If you blow a conch
How far its sound will reach
A deaf man's two ears,
Even after several attempts?

How far uneducated persons
Will grasp the subjects,
On which an educated person,
On the top of his voice, speaks?

It is like pouring nectar,
Into courtyard's dirty water,
That is of no use to one
To drink a drop of it even.
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