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Chapter 16: பொறையுடைமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 16

Kural 160

பொறையுடைமை

Position 10/10

திருக்குறள்

உண்ணாது நோற்பார் பெரியர் பிறர்சொல்லும் இன்னாச்சொல் நோற்பாரின் பின்.

Unnaadhu Norpaar Periyar Pirarsollum Innaachchol Norpaarin Pin

“Who fast are great to do penance Greater are they who bear offence”

Though 'great' we deem the men that fast and suffer pain,Who others' bitter words endure, the foremost place obtain

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Kural #160

The Strength of Silence

The story illustrates that while controlling physical urges like hunger is difficult, maintaining composure against verbal insults is a higher form of patience. Those who endure abstinence from food are great, next to those who endure the uncourteous speech of others

8–14 yr 1 min