Kural Number: 0422 (Vizhiyappan's Translation)

{பால்: 2 - பொருட்பால்; இயல்: 05 - அரசியல்; அதிகாரம்: 043 - அறிவுடைமை; குறள் எண்: 0422}

{Division: 2 - Wealth; Section: 05 - Politics; Chapter: 043 - Possession of Knowledge; Kural Number: 0422}

சென்ற இடத்தால் செலவிடா தீதொரீஇ
நன்றின்பால் உய்ப்ப தறிவு

Denying the mind to roam by excluding the evil,
to follow good, is knowledge

Vizhiyappan's Commentary: Not allowing the mind in all likeable subjects by eliminating the devil, and directing it towards the path of good ethics; is called knowledge.

(Likewise…)

Not spending the time in enchanting activities by decreasing the greed, and developing the thought-process in the search of bliss; is called birth.

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Link: Explanation in Tamil