Virtue (அறத்துப்பால்) Ascetic Virtue
When you are angry and want to react.
Sellitaththuk Kaappaan Sinangaappaan AllitaththukKaakkinen Kaavaakkaal En?
He restrains his anger who restrains it when it can injure; when it cannot injure, what does it matter whether he restrain it, or not ?
Where thou hast power thy angry will to work, thy wrath restrain; Where power is none, what matter if thou check or give it rein
G. U. Pope, 1886
Sellaa Itaththuch Chinandheedhu SellitaththumIladhanin Theeya Pira
Anger is bad, even when it cannot injure; when it can injure; there is no greater evil
Where power is none to wreak thy wrath, wrath importent is ill; Where thou hast power thy will to work, 'tis greater, evil still
G. U. Pope, 1886
Maraththal Vekuliyai Yaarmaattum TheeyaPiraththal Adhanaan Varum
Forget anger towards every one, as fountains of evil spring from it
If any rouse thy wrath, the trespass straight forget; For wrath an endless train of evils will beget
G. U. Pope, 1886
Nakaiyum Uvakaiyum Kollum SinaththinPakaiyum Ulavo Pira
What other foe to man works such annoy?
Wrath robs the face of smiles, the heart of joy, What other foe to man works such annoy
G. U. Pope, 1886
Thannaiththaan Kaakkin Sinangaakka KaavaakkaalThannaiye Kollunj Chinam
If a man would guard himself, let him guard against anger; if he do not guard it, anger will kill him
If thou would'st guard thyself, guard against wrath alway;'Gainst wrath who guards not, him his wrath shall slay
G. U. Pope, 1886
Sinamennum Serndhaaraik Kolli InamennumEmap Punaiyaich Chutum
The fire of anger will burn up even the pleasant raft of friendship
Wrath, the fire that slayeth whose draweth near, Will burn the helpful 'raft' of kindred dear
G. U. Pope, 1886
Sinaththaip Porulendru Kontavan KetuNilaththaraindhaan Kaipizhaiyaa Thatru
Destruction will come upon him who ragards anger as a good thing, as surely as the hand of him who strikes the ground will not fail
The hand that smites the earth unfailing feels the sting; So perish they who nurse their wrath as noble thing
G. U. Pope, 1886
Inareri Thoivanna Innaa SeyinumPunarin Vekulaamai Nandru
Though one commit things against you as painful (to bear) as if a bundle of fire had been thrust upon you, it will be well, to refrain, if possible, from anger
Though men should work thee woe, like touch of tongues of fire'Tis well if thou canst save thy soul from burning ire
G. U. Pope, 1886
Ulliya Thellaam Utaneydhum UllaththaalUllaan Vekuli Enin
If a man never indulges anger in his heart, he will at once obtain whatever he has thought of
If man his soul preserve from wrathful fires, He gains with that whate'er his soul desires
G. U. Pope, 1886
Irandhaar Irandhaar Anaiyar SinaththaithThurandhaar Thurandhaar Thunai
Those, who give way to excessive anger, are no better than dead men; but those, who are freed from it, are equal to those who are freed (from death)
Men of surpassing wrath are like the men who've passed away; Who wrath renounce, equals of all-renouncing sages they
G. U. Pope, 1886
