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¦¸¡ý¨È §Åó¾ý -
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
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

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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
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

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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
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
Spending without earning leaves one distressed
45. ¨¾Ôõ Á¡º¢Ôõ ¨Å¸òÐ ¯ÈíÌ

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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
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.

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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.
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

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76. ¦Áò¨¾Â¢ø ÀÎò¾ø É¢ò¾¢¨ÃìÌ «ÆÌ

Meet it is to sleep on mattress
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
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.

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