அருளல்லது யாதெனில் கொல்லாமை கோறல் பொருளல்லது அவ்வூன் தினல்

What does Thirukkural 254 mean?

If it be asked what is kindness and what its opposite, the answer would be preservation and destruction of life; and therefore it is not right to feed on the flesh (obtained by taking away life).

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Thirukkural 254 (The Renunciation of Flesh) means: If it be asked what is kindness and what its opposite, the answer would be preservation and destruction of life; and therefore it is not right to feed on the flesh (obtained by taking away life). Where might you see this idea in everyday life?

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யாதெனில்கொல்லாமைகோறல்

பொருளல்லதுஅவ்வூன்தினல்

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