The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 251

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Abstinence from Flesh · Virtue

தன்னூன் பெருக்கற்குத் தான்பிறிது ஊனுண்பான் எங்ஙனம் ஆளும் அருள்?

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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தன்னூன் பெருக்கற்குத் தான்பிறிது ஊனுண்பான் எங்ஙனம் ஆளும் அருள்?

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How can the wont of 'kindly grace' to him be known, Who other creatures' flesh consumes to feed his own?

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain