The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 326

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Not killing · Virtue

கொல்லாமை மேற்கொண் டொழுகுவான் வாழ்நாள்மேல் செல்லாது உயிருண்ணுங் கூற்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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கொல்லாமை மேற்கொண் டொழுகுவான் வாழ்நாள்மேல் செல்லாது உயிருண்ணுங் கூற்று.

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Ev'n death that life devours, their happy days shall spare, Who law, 'Thou shall not kill', uphold with reverent care.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain