Thirukkural verses in Tamil (TSCII format)
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Kaviyogi Maharishi Shuddhananda Bharatiar

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Thirukkural / Holy Kural


1. «ÈòÐôÀ¡ø
1. The Praise of God

1.1 À¡Â¢ÃÅ¢Âø
1.1.1 ¸¼×û Å¡úòÐ
1.1.1 The Praise of God


1.1.2 Å¡ýº¢ÈôÒ
1.1.2. The Blessing of Rain

1.1.3. ¿£ò¾¡÷ ¦ÀÕ¨Á
1.1.3. The Merit of Ascetics


1.1.4. «Èý ÅÄ¢ÔÚò¾ø
1.1.4 The Power of Virtue


1.2. þøÄÈÅ¢Âø
DOMESTIC VIRTUE

1.2.1. þøÅ¡ú쨸
1.2.1. Married Life

1.2.2 Å¡ú쨸ò Ш½¿Äõ
1.2.2 The Worth of a Wife


1.2.3 Ò¾øŨÃô ¦ÀÚ¾ø
1.2.3. The Wealth of Children

1.2.4 «ýÒ¨¼¨Á
1.2.4. Loving-Kindness

1.2.5. Å¢Õ󧾡õÀø
1.2.5. Hospitality


1.2.6 þɢ¨ÅÜÈø
1.2.6. Sweet Words

1.2.7 ¦ºöó¿ýÈ¢ «È¢¾ø
1.2.7. Gratitude


1.2.8 ¿Î× ¿¢¨Ä¨Á
1.2.8. Equity


1.2.9. «¼ì¸Ó¨¼¨Á
1.2.9 Self Control


1.2.10 ´Øì¸Ó¨¼¨Á
1.2.10 Good Decorum


1.2.11. À¢ÈÉ¢ø Å¢¨Æ¡¨Á
1.2.11 Against Coveting Another's Wife


1.2.12. ¦À¡¨ÈÔ¨¼¨Á
1.2.12 Forgiveness


1.2.13 «Ø측ȡ¨Á
1.2.13 Avoid Envy


1.2.14. ¦Å·¸¡¨Á
1.2.14 Against Covetousness


1.2.15. ÒÈíÜÈ¡¨Á
1.2.15 Against Slander


1.2.16. ÀÂÉ¢Ä ¦º¡øÄ¡¨Á
1.2.16 Against Vain Speaking


1.2.17. ¾£Å¢¨ÉÂîºõ
1.2.17 Fear of Sin


1.2.18. ´ôÒÃÅÈ¢¾ø
1.2.18 Duty to Society


1.2.19. ®¨¸
1.2.19 Charity


1.2.20. Ò¸ú
1.2.20 Renown



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1.3 ÐÈÅÈÅ¢Âø
1.3 ASCETIC VIRTUE

1.3.1 «ÕÙ¨¼¨Á
1.3.1 Compassion


1.3.2. ÒÄ¡ýÁÚò¾ø
1.3.2 Abstinence from Flesh


1.3.3 ¾Åõ
1.3.3 Penance


1.3.4. ܼ¡¦Å¡Øì¸õ
1.3.4 Imposture


1.3.5. ¸ûÇ¡¨Á
1.3.5 Absence of Fraud


1.3.6. Å¡ö¨Á
1.3.6 Veracity


1.3.7 ¦ÅÌÇ¡¨Á
1.3.7 Restraining Anger


1.3.8 þýÉ¡¦ºö¡¨Á
1.3.8 Non Violence


1.3.9 ¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á
1.3.9 Non-Killing


1.3.10 ¿¢¨Ä¡¨Á
1.3.10 Instability


1.3.11 ÐÈ×
1.3.11 Renunciation


1.3.12 ¦ÁöÔ½÷¾ø
1.3.12 Truth-Conciousness


1.3.13. «Å¡ÅÚò¾ø
1.3.13 Curbing of Desire

1.4 °Æ¢Âø

1.4.1 °ú
1.4.1 Destiny


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2. ¦À¡ÕðÀ¡ø
2. Wealth

2.1 «Ãº¢Âø
2.1 ROYALTY


2.1.1 þ¨ÈÁ¡ðº¢
2.1.1 THE GRANDEUR OF MONARCHY


2.1.2 ¸øÅ¢
2.1.2 EDUCATION


2.1.3 ¸øÄ¡¨Á
2.1.3 NON-LEARNING


2.1.4 §¸ûÅ¢
2.1.4 LISTENING


2.1.5 «È¢×¨¼¨Á
2.1.5 POSSESSION OF WISDOM


2.1.6 ÌüÈí¸Ê¾ø
2.1.6 AVOIDING FAULTS


2.1.7 ¦À¡¢Â¡¨Ãò Ш½ì§¸¡¼ø
2.1.7 GAINING GREAT MEN'S HELP

2.1.8 º¢üÈ¢É狀á¨Á
2.1.8 AVOIDING MEAN COMPANY


4.1.9 ¦¾¡¢óЦºÂøŨ¸
4.1.9 DELIBERATION BEFORE ACTION


2.1.10 ÅÄ¢ÂÈ¢¾ø
2.1.10 JUDGING STRENGTH


2.1.11 ¸¡ÄÁÈ¢¾ø
2.1.11 KNOWING PROPER TIME

2.1.12 þ¼ÉÈ¢¾ø
2.1.12 JUDGING THE PLACE


2.1.13 ¦¾¡¢óЦ¾Ç¢¾ø
2.1.13 TESTING OF MEN FOR CONFIDENCE

2.1.14 ¦¾¡¢óÐÅ¢¨É¡¼ø
2.1.14 TESTING AND ENTRUSTING


2.1.15 ÍüÈó¾Æ¡ø
2.1.15 CHERISHING KINSMEN


2.1.16 ¦À¡îº¡Å¡¨Á
2.1.16 UNFORGETFULNESS


2.1.17 ¦ºí§¸¡ý¨Á
2.1.17 JUST GOVERNMENT


2.1.18 ¦¸¡Îí§¸¡ý¨Á
2.1.18 CRUEL TYRANNY


2.1.19 ¦ÅÕÅ󾦺ö¡¨Á
2.1.19 AVOIDING TERRORISM


2.1.20 ¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ
2.1.20 BENIGN LOOKS


2.1.21 ´üÈ¡¼ø
2.1.21 ESPIONAGE


2.1.22 °ì¸Ó¨¼¨Á
2.1.22 ENERGY


2.1.23 ÁÊ¢ý¨Á
2.1.23 FREEDOM FROM SLOTH


2.1.24 ¬ûÅ¢¨ÉÔ¨¼¨Á
2.1.24 MANLY EFFORT


2.1.25 þÎì¸ñ «Æ¢Â¡¨Á
2.1.25 HOPE IN MISHAP


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2.2. «í¸Å¢Âø
2.2 STATE CABINET

2.2.1 «¨ÁîÍ
2.2.1 MINISTERS


2.2.2 ¦º¡øÅý¨Á
2.2.2 POWER OF SPEECH


2.2.3 Å¢¨Éòàö¨Á
2.2.3 PURITY OF ACTION


2.2.4 Å¢¨Éò¾¢ðÀõ
2.2.4 POWERFUL ACTS


2.2.5 Å¢¨É¦ºÂøŨ¸
2.2.5 MODES OF ACTION


2.2.6 àÐ
2.2.6 EMBASSY


2.2.7 ÁýɨÃî §º÷󦾡ؾø
2.2.7 WALK WITH KINGS


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2.2.8 ÌÈ¢ôÀÈ¢¾ø
2.2.8 DIVINING THE MIND


2.2.9 «¨ÅÂÈ¢¾ø
2.2.9 JUDGING THE AUDIENCE


2.2.10 «¨ÅÂﺡ¨Á
2.2.10 COURAGE BEFORE COUNCILS


«¨ÁÂø ÓüÈ¢üÚ


2.3 «í¸Å¢Âø
2.3 POLITICS

2.3.1 ¿¡Î
2.3.1 THE COUNTRY


2.3.2 «Ãñ
2.3.2 FORTRESS


2.3.3 ¦À¡Õû¦ºÂøŨ¸
2.3.3 WAYS OF MAKING WEALTH


2.3.4 À¨¼Á¡ðº¢
2.3.4 THE GLORY OF ARMY


2.3.5 À¨¼î¦ºÕìÌ
2.3.5 MILITARY PRIDE


ALLIANCE

2.3.6 ¿ðÒ
2.3.6 FRIENDSHIP


2.3.7 ¿ðÀ¡Ã¡ö¾ø
2.3.7 TESTING FRIENDSHIP


2.3.8 À¨Æ¨Á
2.3.8 INTIMACY


2.3.9 ¾£ ¿ðÒ
2.3.9 BAD FRIENDSHIP


2.3.10 ܼ¡¿ðÒ
2.3.10 FALSE FRIENDSHIP


2.3.11 §À¨¾¨Á
2.3.11 FOLLY


2.3.12 ÒøÄȢšñ¨Á
2.3.12 PETTY CONCEIT


2.3.13 þ¸ø
2.3.13 HATRED


2.3.14 À¨¸Á¡ðº¢
2.3.14 NOBLE HOSTILITY


2.3.15 À¨¸ò¾¢È󦾡¢¾ø
2.3.15 APPRAISING ENEMIES


2.3.16 ¯ðÀ¨¸
2.3.16 SECRET FOE


2.3.17 ¦À¡¢Â¡¨Ãô À¢¨Æ¡¨Á
2.3.17 OFFEND NOT THE GREAT


2.3.18 ¦ÀñÅƢÈø
2.3.18 BEING LED BY WOMEN


2.3.19 ŨÃÅ¢ýÁ¸Ç¢÷
2.3.19 WANTON WOMEN


2.3.20 ¸ûÙñ½¡¨Á
2.3.20 NOT DRINKING LIQUOR


2.3.21 ÝÐ
2.3.21 GAMBLING


2.3.22 ÁÕóÐ
2.3.22 MEDICINE

941. Á¢¸¢Ûõ ̨È¢Ûõ §¿¡ö¦ºöÔõ á§Ä¡÷
ÅǢӾġ ±ñ½¢Â ãýÚ.
Wind, bile and phlegm three cause disease 941
So doctors deem it more or less.

942. ÁÕó¦¾É §Åñ¼¡Å¡õ ¡쨸ìÌ «Õó¾¢ÂÐ
«üÈÐ §À¡üÈ¢ ¯½¢ý.
After digestion one who feeds 942
His body no medicine needs.

943. «üÈ¡ø «ÈÅÈ¢óÐ ¯ñ¸ «·Ð¼õÒ
¦ÀüÈ¡ý ¦¿ÊÐöìÌõ ¬Ú.
Eat food to di gestive measure 943
Life in body lasts with pleasure.

944. «üÈÐ «È¢óÐ ¸¨¼ôÀ¢ÊòÐ Á¡ÈøÄ
Ðöì¸ ÐÅÃô Àº¢òÐ.
Know digestion; with keen appetite 944
Eat what is suitable and right.

945. Á¡ÚÀ¡Î þøÄ¡¾ ¯ñÊ ÁÚòÐñ½¢ý
°ÚÀ¡Î þø¨Ä ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
With fasting adjusted food right 945
Cures ills of life and makes you bright

946. þÆÅÈ¢óÐ ¯ñÀ¡ý¸ñ þýÀõ§À¡ø ¿¢üÌõ
¸Æ¢§À÷ þ¨Ã¡ý¸ñ §¿¡ö.
Who eats with clean stomach gets health 946
With greedy glutton abides ill-health.

947. ¾£ÂÇ ÅýÈ¢ò ¦¾¡¢Â¡ý ¦À¡¢Ðñ½¢ý
§¿¡ÂÇ Å¢ýÈ¢ô ÀÎõ.
who glut beyond the hunger's fire 947
Suffer from untold diseases here.

948. §¿¡ö¿¡Ê §¿¡öÓ¾ø ¿¡Ê «Ð¾½¢ìÌõ
Å¡ö¿¡Ê Å¡öôÀî ¦ºÂø.
Test disease, its cause and cure 948
And apply remedy that is sure.

949. ¯üÈ¡ý «Ç×õ À¢½¢ÂÇ×õ ¸¡ÄÓõ
¸üÈ¡ý ¸Õ¾¢î ¦ºÂø.
Let the skilful doctor note 949
The sickmen, sickness, season and treat.

950. ¯üÈÅý ¾£÷ôÀ¡ý ÁÕóШÆî ¦ºøÅ¡¦ÉýÚ
«ôÀ¡ø ¿¡ü Üü§È ÁÕóÐ.
Patient, doctor, medicine and nurse 950
Are four-fold codes of treating course.


«í¸Å¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ

2.4 ´Æ¢À¢Âø
[MISCELLANEOUS]

2.4.1 ÌʨÁ
2.4.1 NOBILITY


2.4.2 Á¡Éõ
2.4.2 HONOUR


2.4.3 ¦ÀÕ¨Á
2.4.3 GREATNESS


2.4.4 º¡ýÈ¡ñ¨Á
2.4.4 SUBLIMITY


2.4.5 ÀñÒ¨¼¨Á
2.4.5 COURTESY


2.4.6 ¿ýȢ¢ø¦ºøÅõ
2.4.6 FUTILE WEALTH


2.4.7 ¿¡Ï¨¼¨Á
2.4.7 SENSITIVENESS TO SHAME


2.4.8 ÌʦºÂøŨ¸
2.4.8 PROMOTING FAMILY WELFARE


2.4.9 ¯Æ×
2.4.9 FARMING


2.4.10 ¿øÌÃ×



2.4.11 þÃ×
2.4.11 ASKING


2.4.12 þÃÅîºõ
2.4.12 DREAD OF BEGGARY


2.4.13 ¸Â¨Á
2.4.13 MEANNESS.


´Æ¢À¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ
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3. ¸¡ÁòÐôÀ¡ø
3. Nature of Love

3.1 ¸ÇÅ¢Âø
3.1 ON SECRET MARRIAGE

3.1.1 ¾¨¸Â½íÌÚò¾ø
3.1.1 Beauty's Dart


3.1.2 ÌÈ¢ôÀÈ¢¾ø
3.1.2 Signs Speak the Heart


3.1.3 Ò½÷Á¸¢ú¾ø
3.1.3 Embrace-Bliss


3.1.4 ¿ÄõÒ¨ÉóШÃò¾ø
3.1.4 Beauty Extolled


3.1.5 ¸¡¾üº¢ÈôÒ¨Ãò¾ø
3.1.5 Love's Excellence


3.1.6 ¿¡ÏòÐÈרÃò¾ø
3.1.6 Decorum Defied


3.1.7 «ÄÃÈ¢×Úò¾ø
3.1.7 Public Clamour


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3.2 ¸üÀ¢Âø
3.2 CHASTE WEDDED LOVE

3.2..1 À¢¡¢Å¡üÈ¡¨Á
3.2.1 Pangs of Separation


3.2.2 À¼÷¦ÁÄ¢ó¾¢Ãí¸ø
3.2.2 Wailing of Pining Love


3.2.3 ¸ñÅ¢ÐôÀÆ¢¾ø
3.2.3 Wasteful Look for Wistful Love


3.2.4 ÀºôÀÚÀÕÅÃø
3.2.4 Wailing over Pallor


3.2.6 ¾É¢ôÀ¼÷Á¢Ì¾¢
3.2.6 Pining Alone


3.2.7 ¿¢¨Éó¾Å÷ÒÄõÀø
3.2.7 Sad Memories


3.2.8 ¸É׿¢¨ÄÔ¨Ãò¾ø
3.2.8 Dream Visions


3.2.9 ¦À¡ØиñÊÃí¸ø
3.2.9 Eventide Sigh


3..2.10 ¯ÚôÒ¿ÄÉÆ¢¾ø
3.2.10 Limbs Languish


3.2.11 ¦¿ï¦º¡Î¸¢Çò¾ø
3.2.11 Soliloquy


3.2.12 ¿¢¨ÈÂÆ¢¾ø
3.2.12 Reserve Lost!


3.2.13 «Å÷Å¢ýÅ¢ÐõÀø
3.2.13 Mutual Yearning


3.2.14 ÌÈ¢ôÀÈ¢×Úò¾ø
3.2.14 Feeling Surmised


3.2.15 Ò½÷ŢÐõÀø
3.2.15 Longing for Reunion


3.2.16 ¦¿ï¦º¡ÎÒÄò¾ø
3.2.16 Chiding the Heart


3.2.17 ÒÄÅ¢
3.2.17 Bouderie


3.2.18 ÒÄÅ¢ ÑÏì¸õ
3.2.18 Feigned Anger


3.2.19 °¼ÖŨ¸
3.2.19 Sulking Charm


¸üÀ¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ
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The Holy Kural Ends.
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