Sin - பாவம் (from Sanskrit)
Original Tamil word- தீவினை
The words பாவம் and புண்ணியம் come from Sanskrit's Vedic religious beliefs. It is the doctrine of Karma. Nevertheless, it is a belief that is part of the Tamil society, even before the influence of Sanskrit, albeit without the religious angle.
The famous Purananooru poem (number 192) of the great Kanian Poongundran says, "தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா" (This is the very next line of "யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்")
The above line, written about two millennia back, is still self-explanatory even today - 'the good and the bad, unless given won't be gotten'.
So, the original Tamil word for புண்ணியம் is நல்வினை and பாவம் is தீவினை (வினை is the Tamil word for deed).
Now though, பாவம் and புண்ணியம் are only prevalent as the words for good and bad deeds, completely driving out the original Tamil words நல்வினை and தீவினை due to their repeated religious usage.
பாவம் also takes the meaning of 'pity', sometimes in today's context; the right Tamil word for pity, however, is தயவு.
Original Tamil word- தீவினை
The words பாவம் and புண்ணியம் come from Sanskrit's Vedic religious beliefs. It is the doctrine of Karma. Nevertheless, it is a belief that is part of the Tamil society, even before the influence of Sanskrit, albeit without the religious angle.
The famous Purananooru poem (number 192) of the great Kanian Poongundran says, "தீதும் நன்றும் பிறர்தர வாரா" (This is the very next line of "யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்")
The above line, written about two millennia back, is still self-explanatory even today - 'the good and the bad, unless given won't be gotten'.
So, the original Tamil word for புண்ணியம் is நல்வினை and பாவம் is தீவினை (வினை is the Tamil word for deed).
Now though, பாவம் and புண்ணியம் are only prevalent as the words for good and bad deeds, completely driving out the original Tamil words நல்வினை and தீவினை due to their repeated religious usage.
பாவம் also takes the meaning of 'pity', sometimes in today's context; the right Tamil word for pity, however, is தயவு.
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