# Tamil Proverbs

TAMIL PROVERBS
WITH THEIR
ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
CONTAINING
UPWARDS OF SIX THOUSAND PROVERBS.
BY THE
REV. P. PERCIVAL, Chaplain, Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum: Author of the Land of the Veda, &c.
SECOND EDITION.
MADRAS:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE DINAVARTAMANI PRESS, LITTLE BOURNE, MYLAPORE.
1874
Table of Contents
* Preface to the First Edition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iii
* Preface to the Second Edition................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
* அ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* ஆ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................58
* இ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................93
* ஈ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................112
* உ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
* ஊ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................135
* எ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................143
* ஏ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
* ஐ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................170
* ஒ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173
* ஓ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................181
* ஔ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................185
* க................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................185
* கா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................224
* கி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................238
* கீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................241
* கு................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................242
* கூ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................262
* கெ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266
* கே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................270
* கை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................271
* கொ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................274
* கோ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................280
* கௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................285
* ங................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................286
* ச................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................286
* சா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................296
* சி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301
* சீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307
* சு................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................308
* சூ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................313
* செ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................315
* சே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................323
* சை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................324
* சொ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................324
* சோ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................327
* சௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................328
* ஞ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................328
* த................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................329
* தா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................347
* தி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................355
* தீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................361
* து................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................362
* தூ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................367
* தெ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................369
* தே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................371
* தை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................374
* தொ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................375
* தோ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................376
* தௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................377
* ந................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................378
* நா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................389
* நி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................399
* நீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................402
* நு................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................405
* நூ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................406
* நெ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................407
* நே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................409
* நை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................410
* நொ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................411
* நோ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................411
* நௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................412
* ப................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................413
* பா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................434
* பி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................442
* பீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................448
* பு................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................448
* பூ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................454
* பெ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................457
* பே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................462
* பை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................465
* பொ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................465
* போ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................471
* பௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................473
* ம................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................473
* மா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................487
* மி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................492
* மீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................493
* மு................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................494
* மூ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................502
* மெ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................505
* மே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................507
* மை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................508
* மொ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................509
* மோ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................510
* மௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................511
* யா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................511
* யு................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................512
* ர................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................512
* ல................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................512
* லோ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................512
* வ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................513
* வா................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................525
* வி................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................531
* வீ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................541
* வெ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................546
* வே................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................555
* வை................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................564
* வௌ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................572
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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