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Kural 253

Kural 253 · Abstinence from Flesh

படைகொண்டார் நெஞ்சம்போல் நன்னூக்காது ஒன்றன் உடல்சுவை உண்டார் மனம்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

Like heart of them that murderous weapons bear, his mind, Who eats of savoury meat, no joy in good can find.

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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