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Thirukkural & Thiruvalluvar |
iii-iv |
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Publisher’s Note |
v-vi |
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Tamil Letters & Sounds |
vii-xi |
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Virtue |
1-192 |
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In Praise of God |
3 |
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Glory of the Rain |
8 |
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Greatness of Ascetics |
13 |
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On the Importance of Virtue |
18 |
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Domestic Life |
23 |
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Life Companion |
28 |
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Wealth of Children |
33 |
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Possession of Love |
38 |
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Hospitality |
43 |
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Speaking Sweetly |
48 |
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Being Grateful |
53 |
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Impartiality |
58 |
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Self Restraint |
63 |
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Being Righteous |
68 |
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Not Lusting Another’s Wife |
73 |
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Patience |
78 |
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Shunning Envy |
83 |
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Not Coveting |
88 |
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Shunning Backbiting |
93 |
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Shunning from Vain Words |
98 |
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Fear of Evil Deeds |
103 |
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Rendering Help |
108 |
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Charity |
113 |
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Fame |
118 |
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Possession of Benevolence |
123 |
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Renunciation of Meat |
128 |
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Penance |
133 |
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Inconsistent Conduct |
138 |
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Absence of Fraud |
143 |
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Truthfulness |
148 |
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Overcoming Wrath |
153 |
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Refraining from Hurting |
158 |
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Not Killing |
163 |
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Impermanence |
168 |
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Renunciation |
173 |
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True Knowledge |
178 |
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Overcoming Desires |
183 |
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Fate |
188 |
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Wealth |
193-544 |
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Greatness of the Ruler |
195 |
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Education |
200 |
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Not Learning |
205 |
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Listening |
210 |
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Wisdom |
215 |
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Correction of Faults |
220 |
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Seeking the Help of Elders |
225 |
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Avoiding Mean Company |
230 |
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Evaluated Action |
235 |
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Assessing the Strength |
240 |
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Assessing Time |
245 |
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Assessing the Place |
250 |
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Confiding After Selection |
255 |
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Selection and Employment |
260 |
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Cherishing the Relatives |
265 |
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Not Being Forgetful |
270 |
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Right Scepter |
275 |
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Cruel Scepter |
280 |
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Abstaining from Terrorism |
285 |
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Being Benign |
290 |
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Detectives |
295 |
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Being Energetic |
300 |
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Free from Sluggishness |
305 |
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In Praise of Striving |
310 |
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Fortitude |
315 |
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Ministers |
320 |
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Power of Speech |
325 |
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Moving with the Ruler |
330 |
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Power of Action |
335 |
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Mode of Execution |
340 |
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Envory |
345 |
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Moving with the Ruler |
350 |
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Understanding Indications |
355 |
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Understanding the Assembly |
360 |
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Not Dreading the Assembly |
365 |
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The Country |
370 |
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Fort |
375 |
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Accumulating Wealth |
380 |
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Excellence of Army |
385 |
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Martial Spirit |
390 |
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Friendship |
395 |
| |
Scrutiny of Friendship |
400 |
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Familiarity |
405 |
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Evil Friendship |
410 |
| |
Unreal Friendship |
415 |
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Foolishness |
420 |
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Ignorance |
425 |
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Hostility |
430 |
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Might of Hatred |
435 |
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Analysing Hatred |
440 |
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Internal Enemies |
445 |
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Not Offending the Virtuous |
450 |
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Being Led by Women |
455 |
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Prostitutes |
460 |
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Abstaining from Liquor |
465 |
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Gambling |
470 |
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Medicine |
475 |
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Citizenship |
480 |
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Honour |
485 |
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Greatness |
490 |
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Perfectness |
495 |
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Courtesy |
500 |
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Unused Wealth |
505 |
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Sense of Shame |
510 |
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Maintaining Family |
515 |
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Agriculture |
520 |
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Poverty |
525 |
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Begging |
530 |
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Avoiding Begging |
535 |
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Meanness |
540 |
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Love |
545-671 |
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Pain from the Beauty |
547 |
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Understanding the Signs |
552 |
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Enjoying the Union |
557 |
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Praising the Beauty |
562 |
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Reiterating Love |
567 |
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Crossing Bashfulness |
572 |
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Gossiping |
577 |
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Pain of Separation |
582 |
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Pining (Loss of health) |
587 |
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Anxiety of the Eyes |
592 |
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Parting pain that Pales |
597 |
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Pain of Solitude |
602 |
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Painful Recollections |
607 |
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Narrating the Dreams |
612 |
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Pain of the Evening |
617 |
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Loss of Beauty |
622 |
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Addressing the Heart |
627 |
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Getting Exposed |
632 |
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Yearning to Meet |
637 |
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Indicating through Signs |
642 |
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Longing for Union |
647 |
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Complaints Against the Heart |
652 |
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Sulking |
657 |
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Intricate Sulking |
662 |
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Pleasure of Sulking |
667 |
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References |
673 |
