Kagga 14
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
onde gaganava kaNuta onde nelavanu tuLiyutaonde dhAnyavanuNNuta onde nErguDiduonde gALiyanu usirva narajAtiyoLagentubandudI vaiSHamya -- MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
Every Man in this Universe sees the same sky
Walks on the same earth
Eats the same food, drinks the same water
Even more so, breathes the same air
When all these basic necessities of life are the same, why is the nature of Man the way it is? Why does Man hate another Man so much
Mankutimma, actually, why does Man hate every other being on earth so much -- why this hatred?
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