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Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றி அறிதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 11

Kural 109

செய்ந்நன்றி அறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

கொன்றன்ன இன்னா செயினும் அவர்செய்த ஒன்றுநன்று உள்ளக் கெடும்.

Kondranna Innaa Seyinum Avarseydha Ondrunandru Ullak Ketum

“Let deadly harms be forgotten While remembering one good-turn”

Effaced straightway is deadliest injury,By thought of one kind act in days gone by

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Kural #109

The Memory of Kindness

The story illustrates that the memory of a benefit once received can diminish the sting of a recent injury or mistake. Though one inflict an injury great as murder, it will perish before the thought of one benefit (formerly) conferred

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The Ungrateful Tiger and the Clever Fox — NilaTales cover art
Kural #109

The Ungrateful Tiger and the Clever Fox

In the heart of a lush green forest, a woodcutter named Kavi was busy gathering branches. Suddenly, a low, rhythmic thumping sound caught his attention. Following the noise, he stumbled upon a heavy i…

8–14 yr 2 min
The Sky Guardian and the Kind Hunter — NilaTales cover art
Kural #109

The Sky Guardian and the Kind Hunter

In a vast, green forest lived a majestic eagle named Sky. Sky was known for his strength, but one afternoon, while soaring through the trees, a thick, venomous python lunged at him. The snake coiled t…

8–14 yr 1 min