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Kural 365
அவா அறுத்தல்
Curbing of Desire
அற்றவர் என்பார் அவாஅற்றார் மற்றையார்
அற்றாக அற்றது இலர்.
Atravar Enpaar Avaaatraar Matraiyaar / Atraaka Atradhu Ilar
English
The free are those who desire not The rest not free in bonds are caught
— Men freed from bonds of strong desire are free;None other share such perfect liberty
They are said to be free (from future birth) who are freed from desire; all others (who, whatever else they may be free from, are not freed from desire) are not thus free