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Tirukkural-On Virtue-On Love Or Affection-Kural 76
Arathtirke
anbucaer
penpa
ariyaar
Marathirkum
akthe
thunai.
The
ignorant
say
that
affection
is
appropriate
only
to
righteousness;
But
it
will
also
inspire
heroism,
to
be
rid
of
evil.
Love
is
of
the
source
not
only
for
great
deeds
of
virtue
but
for
great
deeds
of
courage
as
well.
A tender heart and war-like deeds are not mutually exclusive. History is replete with instances of a tender-hearted man doing mighty deeds, as one inspired, when the need arose. Even a woman like Joan of Arch became a heroine and a liberator in such a context. Therefore, Parimelalagar's interpretation of this Kural is not at all acceptable.
In fact one wonders how that 'Prince among commentators; slipped up in this. Apparently he just followed the earlier commentators, as most others after him have done, except Rajaji.
Parimelalagar would say that in this Kural Valluvar's idea is, that love overcomes wrath and enmity and helps one not only to do the right thing by oneself, but also to overcome the evil done by others. But with such a meaning, the word 'Thunai' (i.e.) help, becomes inconsistent. Parimelalagar's interpretation of 'maram' as 'wrong' is not its only meaning. The word also means- 'military prowess and the virtues of a solider,' who rises up in defence of a good cause like the valiant knights of King Arthur's Round Table (Cf. Maravar-war-like tribe of the South). Such an interpretation alone will be appropriate to the use of the word 'Thunai' already referred to. In adopting this line, therefore, I have followed Rajaji.
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