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Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 18

Kural 174

வெஃகாமை

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திருக்குறள்

இலமென்று வெஃகுதல் செய்யார் புலம்வென்ற புன்மையில் காட்சி யவர்.

Ilamendru Veqkudhal Seyyaar Pulamvendra Punmaiyil Kaatchi Yavar

“The truth-knowers of sense-control Though in want covet not at all”

Men who have conquered sense, with sight from sordid vision freed,Desire not other's goods, e'en in the hour of sorest need

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Kural #174

The Treasure of Contentment

The story illustrates that wise people do not feel 'destitute' to justify coveting others' possessions, reflecting the Kural's teaching on conquering desire. The wise who have conquered their senses and are free from crime, will not covet (the things of others), with the thought "we are destitute."

8–14 yr 1 min