Tirukkural Chapter 95 - Couplets 7,8,9,10

திருக்குறள் -TIRUKKURAL அதிகாரம் 95 - மருந்து. CHAPTER 95 - MEDICINE. *** 95/07. தீயளவு அன்றித் தெரியான் பெரிதுண்ணின் நோயளவு இன்றிப் படும். 95/07. Theeyallavu andrrith theriyaan peridhunnin Noyallavu indrrip padum. 95/07. Not knowing the capacity and time to digest If one takes overdose of food, he'll suffer from countless diseases. *** Aarati: There are specific rules to follow By one while eating food. Jyotika: There are three types of rules, 1.Limited to capacity, one must eat less. 2. Allow time gap between two meals 3. Never eat overdose of edibles. If these rules are overlooked, And are not strictly followed, There, the trouble comes In the form of disease. There is a proverb, "One man's food Is another man's poison, " So, don't follow any other man While eating your choice of food. *** 95/08. நோய்நாடி நோய்முதல் நாடி அதுதணிக்கும் வாய்நாடி வாய்ப்பச் செயல். 95/08. Noinaadi noimudhal naadi adhuthannikkum Vaainaadi vaaippach seyal. 95/08. One must know the nature of disease, The reason for it and go for treatment from a doctor Who is competent to cure that disease. *** Aarati: One must take proper treatment From a competent doctor for his disease. Jyotika: What type of disease it is? How he got that disease? All such information, he must know And to a good doctor, he must show. "Preventive is better than cure" One must, therefore, be sure, To regulate his diet periodically To prevent treatment medically. Avoid food that suits not. Don't take food very late, Or leaving no gap in time, And keep up regular meals time. *** 95/09. உற்றான் அளவும் பிணிஅளவும் காலமும் கற்றான் கருதிச் செயல். 95/09. Utraan allavum pinni allavum kaalamum Katrraan karudhich seyal. 95/09. A doctor must know one's body constitution The intensity of the disease, its current position And then give the patient proper treatment. *** Aarati: A doctor must examine a patient Knowing all the details relating to him. Jyotika: All the details of a patient, A doctor must collect before treatment, He must study how his body is? What is the nature of disease? What type of medicine, For the patient to be given? All such details a doctor Must know how to cure? One must not suppress All kinds of his symptoms And must tell doctor facts For him to give proper medicines. *** 95/10. உற்றவன் தீர்ப்பான் மருந்துழைச் செல்வான்என்று அப்பால்நாற் கூற்றே மருந்து. 95/10. Utrravan theerippaan marundhuzhaich chelvaanendrru Appaalnaarr kootrre marundhu. 95/10. When a patient is handed over to a doctor, he must treat the patient keeping in mind, four aspects, patient, doctor, medicine, and patient's helper. *** Aarati: A doctor takes care of a patient After studying his case history. Jyotika: Main points the poet has given, Patient, doctor, medicine And a helper by his side, These things doctor will decide. Once the treatment starts The patient must follow the rules About which the doctor says And take regular medicines. Medicine works one half, Patient's response is another half, Both brings cure to him And he's restored back well in time. ***