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Chapter 28: கூடாவொழுக்கம்

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 28

Kural 273

கூடாவொழுக்கம்

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திருக்குறள்

வலியில் நிலைமையான் வல்லுருவம் பெற்றம் புலியின்தோல் போர்த்துமேய்ந் தற்று.

Valiyil Nilaimaiyaan Valluruvam Petram Puliyindhol Porththumeyn Thatru

“Vaunting sainthood while week within Seems a grazer with tiger skin”

As if a steer should graze wrapped round with tiger's skin,Is show of virtuous might when weakness lurks within

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Kural #273

The Brave Mask

The story mirrors the Kural by showing how a person without inner strength (the boy) uses an outward symbol (the cloak) to pretend to be powerful, much like a cow under a tiger skin. The assumed appearance of power, by a man who has no power (to restrain his senses and perform austerity), is like a cow feeding on grass covered with a tiger's skin

8–14 yr 2 min