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Thirukkural 949

Kural 949

உற்றான் அளவும் பிணியளவும் காலமும்
கற்றான் கருதிச் செயல்.

Utraan Alavum Piniyalavum Kaalamum
Katraan Karudhich Cheyal

The habitudes of patient and disease, the crises of the illThese must the learned leech think over well, then use his skill

Meaning

The learned (physician) should ascertain the condition of his patient; the nature of his disease, and the season (of the year) and (then) proceed (with his treatment).

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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