Moodhurai - 12th Century Didactic Poetry - Avvayar - 20


udanpirandhaar suttraththaar enRirukka VeNdaa

udanpirandhe kollum viyaadhi-udanpiravaa

maamalaiyil uLLa marundhe piNitheerkkum

ammarundhu Polvaarum uNdu

Diseases originate from within, but the mountain where the herbs that cure them grow is unrelated to the human body. Similarly, don’t be naïve to believe that only relatives are beloved and outsiders are haters.

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