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konrai venthan
an abecedarian
by Avvaaiyaar «ù¨Å¡÷ tr. Dr M.D. Jayabalan
11-11-2005

1.«ý¨ÉÔõ À¢¾¡×õ ÓýÉÈ¢ ¦¾öÅõ

Father and Mother are one’s first God.
2.¬ÄÂõ ¦¾¡ØÅÐ º¡Ä×õ ¿ýÚ
Best to pray at temple eve’ryday
3.þøÄÈõ «øÄÐ ¿øÄÈõ «ýÚ
Life other than householder’s is hocus
pocus
4 ®Â¡÷ §¾ð¨¼ò ¾£Â¡÷ ¦¸¡ûÅ÷
The stealthy will swindle the miser’s
wealth
5. ¯ñÊ ÍÕí̾ø ¦ÀñÊ÷ìÌ «ÆÌ
Eating less makes lasses lovelier
6.°Õ¼ý À¨¸ì¸¢ý §ÅÕ¼ý ¦¸Îõ
To fall out with fellowmen fells us to the
root
7.±ñÏõ ±ØòÐõ ¸ñ¦½Éò ¾Ìõ
Numerals and letters are like eyes to
humans
8.²Å¡ Áì¸û ãÅ¡ ÁÕóÐ
Understanding - children are parents’
elixir
9.«öÂõ Ò¸¢Ûõ ¦ºöÅÉ ¦ºö
Though you go a-begging always do good
10.´ÕŨÉô ÀüÈ¢ ¶Ã¸ò¾¢Õ
Marry one and carry on with him/her

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11.¶¾Ä¢ý ¿ý§È §Å¾¢Â÷ìÌ ´Øì¸õ
Better be more disciplined than be
versed in Scriptures
12.«ùÅ¢Âõ §À;ø ¬ì¸ò¾¢üÌ «Æ¢×
Jealousy renders null and void all our
endeavours
13.«·¸Óõ ¸¡Íõ º¢ì¦¸Éò §¾Î
Secure sustenance and save money early
for future safety
14.¸ü¦ÀÉôÀÎÅÐ ¦º¡ø ¾¢ÈõÀ¡¨Á
Virtue means not eating back one’s
words
15.¸¡Åø¾¡§É À¡¨ÅÂ÷ìÌ «ÆÌ
Guarding herself makes a woman beautiful
16. ¸¢ð¼¡¾¡Â¢ý ¦Åð¦¼É ÁÈ
Forget that which is unattainable
17.¸£§Æ¡Ã¡Â¢Ûõ ¾¡ÆרÃ
Speak in humility even to one in poverty
18.ÌüÈõ À¡÷츢ø ÍüÈõ þø¨Ä
Magnify relations’ faults and you’ll lose
them all
19.ÜÃõÒ ¬Â¢Ûõ ţâÂõ §À§ºø
Brag not though you’ve brains sharp as
lance
20.¦¸ÎÅÐ ¦ºö¢ý Å¢ÎÅÐ ¸ÕÁõ
If your actions bring ruins better desist
from doing
21.§¸ðÊø ¯Ú¾¢ ÜðÎõ ¯¨¼¨Á
Endurance against odds secures added
riches

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22.¨¸ô¦À¡Õû ¾ýÉ¢ý ¦Áöô¦À¡Õû ¸øÅ¢
Education is greater wealth than that you
have on hand
23.¦¸¡üÈÅý «È¢¾ø ¯üÈ¢¼òÐ ¯¾Å¢
King must be circumspect and ready to
help the needy
24.§¸¡û¦ºÅ¢ìÌ鬂 ¸¡üÚ¼ý ¦¿ÕôÒ
Bond ‘tween backbiters and fond
listeners is like fanning fire
25.¦¸ª¨Å ¦º¡øÄ¢ý ±ùÅÕìÌõ À¨¸
Faultfinder becomes foe to every one
26.ºó¾¾¢ìÌ «ÆÌ Åó¾¢ ¦ºö¡¨Á
The grace of progeny is in not becoming
perverse
27. º¡ý§È¡÷ ±ý¨¸ ®ý§È¡÷ìÌ «ÆÌ
Parents’ pride is to hear their pride
acclaimed wise
28.º¢Åò¨¾ô §À½¢ý ¾Åò¾¢üÌ «ÆÌ
To care for good is graceful to the recluse
29. º£¨Ãò §¾Êý ²¨Ãò §¾Î
If you desire wealth go seeking the hoe
and the plough
30.ÍüÈò¾¢üÌ «ÆÌ ÝÆ þÕò¾ø
The charm of kith and kin is in standing
by one in joy and woe
31.ÝÐõ Å¡Ðõ §Å¾¨É ¦ºöÔõ
To gamble and to wrangle entangle one in
trouble
32.¦ºö¾Åõ ÁÈó¾¡ø ¨¸¾Åõ ¬Ùõ

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 Forget austerities, and falsehood takes
over
33. §ºÁõ Ò¸¢Ûõ ¡Áò ÐÈíÌ
Though shut up in prison get mid-night
sleep
34 ¨º¦Â¡ò¾¢Õó¾¡ø ³Âõ þðÎ ¯ñ
Purse permitting, feed and be fed
35. ¦º¡ì¸÷ ±ýÀÅ÷ «ò¾õ ¦ÀÚÅ÷
The pure of heart are sure to be rich
36. §º¡õÀ÷ ±ýÀÅ÷ §¾õÀ¢ò ¾¢Ã¢Å÷
The lazy wither and so wander
37. ¾ó¨¾ ¦º¡ø Á¢ì¸ Áó¾¢Ãõ þø¨Ä
No mantra ‘s better than Father’s advice
38. ¾¡Â¢ü º¢È󾦾¡Õ §¸¡Â¢Öõ þø¨Ä
No temple is greater than one’s Mother
39. ¾¢¨Ã ¸¼§Ä¡ÊÔõ ¾¢ÃÅ¢Âõ §¾Î
Earn even if it means going over-seas.
(Voyage was considered inauspicious)
40. ¾£Ã¡ì §¸¡Àõ §À¡Ã¡ö ÓÊÔõ
Sustained anger ends in unending feuds
41. ÐÊ¡ô ¦ÀñÊ÷ ÁÊ¢ø ¦¿ÕôÒ
Unsympathetic women are like embers
hidden at the abdomen.
42. àüÚõ ¦ÀñÊ÷ Üü¦ÈÉò ¾Ìõ
Abusive women are like deadly Lord
Yama
43. ¦¾öÅõ º£È¢ý ¨¸¾ÅÁ¡Ùõ
With God enraged one is ruled by
sadness
44. §¾¼¡Ð «Æ¢ì¸¢ý À¡¼¡ ÓÊÔõ

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 Spending without earning leaves one
distressed
45.¨¾Ôõ Á¡º¢Ôõ ¨Å¸òÐ ¯ÈíÌ
Better sleep under thatched roof in Thai
and Maasi months
46. ¦¾¡Øàñ ͨÅ¢ý ¯Øàñ þÉ¢Ð
To plough and eat is sweeter than to bow
and eat.
47.§¾¡Æ§É¡Îõ ²Æ¨Á §À§ºø
Speak not of your penury even with
friends.
48.¿øÄ¢½ì¸õ «øÄÐ «øÄø ÀÎòÐõ
Disharmony causes great misery.
49. ¿¡¦¼íÌõ Å¡Æì §¸¦¼¡ýÚõ þø¨Ä
When nation prospers, crime there is
none.
50.¿¢ü¸ì ¸üÈø ¦º¡ø¾¢Èõ À¡¨Á.
Main stay of education is in maintaining
one’s stand.
51.¿£Ã¸õ ¦À¡Õó¾¢Â °Ã¸ò ¾¢Õ
Live in a town where there’s water in
plenty.
52.Ññ½¢Â ¸ÕÁÓõ ±ñ½¢ò н¢
Launch on even trivial things after
deliberation
53.áýÓ¨È ¦¾È¢óÐ º£Äò ¦¾¡ØÌ
Learn commended rules, and conduct
yourself well-disciplined.
54.¦¿ï¨º ´Ç¢ò ¦¾¡Õ ÅﺸÁ¢ø¨Ä

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 No act of cunning lies without mind’s
awareness.
55.§¿Ã¡ §¿¡ýÒ º£Ã¡¸¡Ð
No good are austerities not well-
observed.
56.¨¿ÀŦÃÉ¢Ûõ ¦¿¡ö ¯¨Ã§Âø
Though a willing slave one may be, use
not insulting words
57.¦¿¡öÂÅ÷ ±ýÀÅ÷ ¦ÅöÂÅáÅ÷
Though small in size achievers deserve
praise.
58.§¿¡ý¦ÀÉô ÀÎÅÐ ¦¸¡ýÚ ¾¢ýÉ¡¨Á
Not eating meat is another name of
penance.
59.Àñ½¢Â À¢âø Òñ½¢Âõ ¦¾Ã¢Ôõ
The effects of one’s good deeds are seen
in the crop he has grown.
60.À¡§Ä¡¼¡Â¢Ûõ ¸¡ÄÁÈ¢óÐñ
Though it’s food mixed with milk eat at
the right time.
61.À¢Èý Á¨É Ò¸¡¨Á «Èõ ±Éò ¾Ìõ
It’s a virtue not to covet another’s wife
62.À£Ãõ §À½¢ø À¡Ãõ ¾¡íÌõ
Cared while young can bear great
burdens
63.Ò¨ÄÔõ ¦¸¡¨ÄÔõ ¸Ç×õ ¾Å¢÷
Eat not meat, commit not murder or
theft.
64.ââ§Â¡÷ì ¸¢ø¨Ä º£Ã¢Â ´Øì¸õ
The low-bred have no cultured conduct.

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65.¦Àü§È¡÷츢ø¨Ä ¦ºüÈÓõ º¢ÉÓõ
The wise have neither wrath nor foes.
66.§À¨¾¨Á ±ýÀÐ Á¡¾÷ìÌ «½¢¸Äõ
Feigning ignorance is ornament to
women.
67.¨ÀÂî ¦ºýÈ¡ø ¨ÅÂó ¾¡íÌõ
Take measured steps and the world will
hold you up
68.¦À¡øÄ¡í¦¸ýÀ¨Å ±øÄ¡õ ¾Å¢÷
Avoid all things declared evil.
69.§À¡É¸õ ±ýÀÐ ¾¡ý ¯ÆóÐ ¯ñ¼ø
Food is that which one earns by the
sweat of the brow.
70.ÁÕó§¾ ¬Â¢Ûõ Å¢Õ󧾡Π¯ñ
Even if it is elixir share it with the guests
71.Á¡Ã¢ «øÄ¡Ð ¸¡Ã¢Âõ þø¨Ä
No rains no gains
72.Á¢ýÛìÌ ±øÄ¡õ À¢ýÛìÌ Á¨Æ
Every lightning brings rain in its wake
though late.
73.Á£¸¡Áý þøÄ¡ ÁÃì ¸Äõ ¶¼¡Ð
A ship without a sailor fails to reach the
shore
74. ÓüÀ¸ø ¦ºö¢ý À¢üÀ¸ø Å¢¨ÇÔõ
Evil done in the morn begets evil in the
ev’ning
75 .ãò§¾¡÷ ¦º¡ø Å¡÷ò¨¾ «Á¢÷¾õ
Words of the wise-old are ambrosia
76. ¦Áò¨¾Â¢ø ÀÎò¾ø É¢ò¾¢¨ÃìÌ «ÆÌ
Meet it is to sleep on mattress

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77. §ÁÆ¢î ¦ºøÅõ §¸¡¨Æ À¼¡Ð
Profits made by ploughing never gets
diminished
78. ¨Á ŢƢ¡÷¾õ Á¨É «¸ýÚ ´ØÌ
Keep off from the doors of pros
79. ¦Á¡Æ¢ÅÐ ÁÚ츢ý «Æ¢ÅÐ ¸ÕÁõ
Ignore the words of the wise and your
efforts will get ruined
80. §Á¡¸Éõ ±ýÀÐ »¡É ÅÃõÒ
Silence is the limit of wisdom
81. ÅÇÅɡ¢Ûõ «ÇÅÈ¢óÐ «Æ¢òÐ ¯ñ
Though a prince plan your expenditure
82. Å¡Éõ ÍÕí¸¢ø ¾¡Éõ ÍÕíÌõ
When rain shrinks charity shrinks too.
83. Å¢Õ󾢧ġ÷ìÌ þø¨Ä ¦À¡Õó¾¢Â ´Øì¸õ
It is no husbandry if the house gets no
guests
84. Å£Ãý §¸ñ¨Á ÜÃõÒ ¬Ìõ
Friendship of the brave is like having a
sharp lance.
85. ¯Ã§Å¡÷ ±ý¨¸ þÃÅ¡Ð þÕò¾ø
To be courageous is not to beg even in
misery
86. °ì¸Ó¨¼¨Á ¬ì¸ò¾¢üÌ «ÆÌ
To be enterprising is fitting to make
riches
87. ¦Åû¨Çì ¸¢ø¨Ä ¸ûÇî º¢ó¨¾
There is no cunning for those pure at
heart
88. §Åó¾ý º£È¢ý ¬óШ½ þø¨Ä

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 None can help when the king is vengeful
89. ¨Å¸ø §¾¡Úõ ¦¾öÅõ ¦¾¡Ø
Pray unto God every morn
90. ´ò¾ þ¼òÐ ¿¢ò¾¢¨Ã ¦¸¡û
Sleep on even floor
91. ¶¾¡¾Å÷ìÌ þø¨Ä ¯½÷¦Å¡Î ´Øì¸õ
Those not properly learned lack proper
conduct and knowledge.