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Manmaan punaipaavai yatru.
Where
the
human
intellect
is
not
developed
by
incisive
learning
Such
a
man
would
be
only
a
colourfully-painted
clay
doll.
The apparent grandeur of a man"s personality on the outside is no measure of his intellect, which has to be cultivated by systematic learning. After all, even well-moulded and colourfully painted clay images present a grand appearance.
Learning alone makes all the difference. The expression of Valluvar in just four words,' Nunman nulaipulam' is remarkably telling. As Rajaji explains, the office of learning is to make the mind, 'pulan' penetrating 'nun' lofty 'maan' and rich with information 'nulai'
One is reminded in this context of the four lines of Naladiar as follows:
“Kunji
azakum
kodundhaanaik
koatazakum
manjal
azakum
azakalla-Nenjathu
Nallamyaam
yennum
naduvu
nilaimaiyaal
kalvi
azahe
azahu"
Reinforcing this is the quotation form Eladhi ditec by K V J in his Research edition of Thirukural whose effective last line is:
“Yenoadu yeluthin vanape vanapu" (Yelaathi, 74)
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