Persons Who Are Considered At Par With One Sensed Tree! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Persons Who Are Considered At Par With One Sensed Tree!



Those which have branches and twigs
standing in the center of the forests
are not considered as good trees!

The man who stands in the midst of assembly
of learned audience, unable to read the letters
written upon the palm leaves given to him;

and the one who is unable to interpret
what is written on such leaves apart
is considered to be a good tree!

Any person who is uneducated and unable
to understand the intuition of the educated
is considered at par with one sensed tree!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hi,
This poem 'Persons who are considered at par with one sensed tree! ' is a translation and interpretation of a poem from Tamil literature 'moothurai' by Poetess AVVAI of 12th century.

அறிவற்றவனின் இழிவு

கவையாகிக் கொம்பாகிக் காட்டகத்தே நிற்கும்
அவையல்ல நல்ல மரங்கள் - சவைநடுவே
நீட்டோலை வாசியா நின்றான் குறிப்பறிய
மாட்டா தவன்நல் மரம்.13 - மூதுரை
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Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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