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Thirukkural 943

Kural 943

அற்றால் அறவறிந்து உண்க அஃதுடம்பு
பெற்றான் நெடிதுய்க்கும் ஆறு.

Atraal Aravarindhu Unka Aqdhutampu
Petraan Netidhuykkum Aaru

Who has a body gained may long the gift retain, If, food digested well, in measure due he eat again

Meaning

If (one's food has been) digested let one eat with moderation; (for) that is the way to prolong the life of an embodied soul.

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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