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When thinking about health, diet and illness.
Mikinum Kuraiyinum Noiseyyum NoolorValimudhalaa Enniya Moondru
If (food and work are either) excessive or deficient, the three things enumerated by (medical) writers, flatulence, biliousness, and phlegm, will cause (one) disease
The learned books count three, with wind as first; of these, As any one prevail, or fail; 'twill cause disease
G. U. Pope, 1886
Marundhena Ventaavaam Yaakkaikku ArundhiyadhuAtradhu Potri Unin
No medicine is necessary for him who eats after assuring (himself) that what he has (already) eaten has been digested
No need of medicine to heal your body's pain, If, what you ate before digested well, you eat again
G. U. Pope, 1886
Atraal Aravarindhu Unka AqdhutampuPetraan Netidhuykkum Aaru
If (one's food has been) digested let one eat with moderation; (for) that is the way to prolong the life of an embodied soul
Who has a body gained may long the gift retain, If, food digested well, in measure due he eat again
G. U. Pope, 1886
Atradhu Arindhu Kataippitiththu MaarallaThuykka Thuvarap Pasiththu
(First) assure yourself that your food has been digested and never fail to eat, when very hungry, whatever is not disagreeable (to you)
Knowing the food digested well, when hunger prompteth thee, With constant care, the viands choose that well agree
G. U. Pope, 1886
Maarupaatu Illaadha Unti MaruththunninOorupaatu Illai Uyirkku
There will be no disaster to one's life if one eats with moderation, food that is not disagreeable
With self-denial take the well-selected meal; So shall thy frame no sudden sickness feel
G. U. Pope, 1886
Izhivarindhu Unpaankan Inpampol NirkumKazhiper Iraiyaankan Noi
As pleasure dwells with him who eats moderately, so disease (dwells) with the glutton who eats voraciously
On modest temperance as pleasures pure, So pain attends the greedy epicure
G. U. Pope, 1886
Theeyala Vandrith Theriyaan PeridhunninNoyala Vindrip Patum
He will be afflicted with numberless diseases, who eats immoderately, ignorant (of the rules of health)
Who largely feeds, nor measure of the fire within maintains, That thoughtless man shall feel unmeasured pains
G. U. Pope, 1886
Noinaati Noimudhal Naati AdhudhanikkumVaainaati Vaaippach Cheyal
Let the physician enquire into the (nature of the) disease, its cause and its method of cure and treat it faithfully according to (medical rule)
Disease, its cause, what may abate the ill:Let leech examine these, then use his skill
G. U. Pope, 1886
Utraan Alavum Piniyalavum KaalamumKatraan Karudhich Cheyal
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)
The habitudes of patient and disease, the crises of the illThese must the learned leech think over well, then use his skill
G. U. Pope, 1886
Utravan Theerppaan Marundhuzhaich ChelvaanendruAppaal Naar Kootre Marundhu
Medical science consists of four parts, viz, patient, physician, medicine and compounder; and each of these (again) contains four sub-divisions
For patient, leech, and remedies, and him who waits by patient's side, The art of medicine must fourfold code of laws provide
G. U. Pope, 1886
