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Thirukkural 944

Kural 944

அற்றது அறிந்து கடைப்பிடித்து மாறல்ல
துய்க்க துவரப் பசித்து.

Atradhu Arindhu Kataippitiththu Maaralla
Thuykka Thuvarap Pasiththu

Knowing the food digested well, when hunger prompteth thee, With constant care, the viands choose that well agree

Meaning

(First) assure yourself that your food has been digested and never fail to eat, when very hungry, whatever is not disagreeable (to you).

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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