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Chapter 33: கொல்லாமை

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 33

Kural 323

கொல்லாமை

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ஒன்றாக நல்லது கொல்லாமை மற்றதன் பின்சாரப் பொய்யாமை நன்று.

Ondraaka Nalladhu Kollaamai Matradhan Pinsaarap Poiyaamai Nandru

“Not to kill is unique good The next, not to utter falsehood”

Alone, first of goods things, is 'not to slay';The second is, no untrue word to say

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Kural #323

Kavimathi's Compassion

The story illustrates that avoiding harm to living beings is the foremost good, followed by the importance of truth. Not to destroy life is an incomparably (great) good next to it in goodness ranks freedom from falsehood

6–10 yr 1 min