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தவம்
Kurals 261–270 of the Thirukkural, in the book of Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்).
உற்றநோய் நோன்றல் உயிர்க்குறுகண் செய்யாமை
அற்றே தவத்திற் குரு.
To bear due penitential pains, while no offence
He causes others, is the type of 'penitence'.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Self-discipline means bearing your own hardships and never causing pain to others.
Open in the appதவமும் தவமுடையார்க்கு ஆகும் அதனை
அஃதிலார் மேற்கொள் வது.
To 'penitents' sincere avails their 'penitence';
Where that is not, 'tis but a vain pretence.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Only those who are ready for real discipline can practise it; for others, trying is pointless.
Open in the appதுறந்தார்க்குத் துப்புரவு வேண்டி மறந்தார்கொல்
மற்றை யவர்கள் தவம்.
Have other men forgotten 'penitence' who strive
To earn for penitents the things by which they live?
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Have people given up self-discipline themselves just so they can feed the ones who practise it?
Open in the appஒன்னார்த் தெறலும் உவந்தாரை ஆக்கலும்
எண்ணின் தவத்தான் வரும்.
Destruction to his foes, to friends increase of joy.
The 'penitent' can cause, if this his thoughts employ.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Through real discipline, you can stop your enemies and lift up your friends.
Open in the appவேண்டிய வேண்டியாங் கெய்தலால் செய்தவம்
ஈண்டு முயலப் படும்.
That what they wish may, as they wish, be won,
By men on earth are works of painful 'penance' done.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: People practise discipline because it leads to whatever they hope to achieve.
Open in the appதவஞ்செய்வார் தங்கருமஞ் செய்வார்மற் றல்லார்
அவஞ்செய்வார் ஆசையுட் பட்டு.
Who works of 'penance' do, their end attain,
Others in passion's net ensnared, toil but in vain.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Those who discipline themselves are doing their duty; the rest are tangled in desire and ruin themselves.
Open in the appசுடச்சுடரும் பொன்போல் ஒளிவிடும் துன்பஞ்
சுடச்சுட நோற்கிற் பவர்க்கு.
The hotter glows the fining fire, the gold the brighter shines;
The pain of penitence, like fire, the soul of man refines.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Like gold in the fire, the more hardship you go through, the more you shine.
Open in the appதன்னுயிர் தான்அறப் பெற்றானை ஏனைய
மன்னுயி ரெல்லாந் தொழும்.
Who gains himself in utter self-control,
Him worships every other living soul.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Someone who has truly mastered themselves earns the respect of every living thing.
Open in the appகூற்றம் குதித்தலும் கைகூடும் நோற்றலின்
ஆற்றல் தலைப்பட் டவர்க்கு.
E'en over death the victory he may gain,
If power by penance won his soul obtain.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Real inner discipline gives you strength that can even face down death.
Open in the appஇலர்பல ராகிய காரணம் நோற்பார்
சிலர்பலர் நோலா தவர்.
The many all things lack! The cause is plain,
The 'penitents' are few. The many shun such pain.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: There are few who discipline themselves and many who don't; that's why few prosper and many struggle.
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