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Thirukkural 355

Chapter 36: மெய்யுணர்தல் (Truth-Consciousness) · Virtue

Kural 355

எப்பொருள் எத்தன்மைத் தாயினும் அப்பொருள்
மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்பது அறிவு.

Epporul Eththanmaith Thaayinum Apporul
Meypporul Kaanpadhu Arivu

Whatever thing, of whatsoever kind it be,'Tis wisdom's part in each the very thing to see

Meaning

(True) knowledge is the perception concerning every thing of whatever kind, that that thing is the true thing.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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