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Thirukkural 1013

Kural 1013

ஊனைக் குறித்த உயிரெல்லாம் நாண்என்னும்
நன்மை குறித்தது சால்பு.

Oonaik Kuriththa Uyirellaam Naanennum
Nanmai Kuriththadhu Saalpu

All spirits homes of flesh as habitation claim, And perfect virtue ever dwells with shame

Meaning

As the body is the abode of the spirit, so the excellence of modesty is the abode of perfection.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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