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Thirukkural 1014

Kural 1014

அணிஅன்றோ நாணுடைமை சான்றோர்க்கு அஃதின்றேல்
பிணிஅன்றோ பீடு நடை.

Aniandro Naanutaimai Saandrorkku Aqdhindrel
Piniandro Peetu Natai

And is not shame an ornament to men of dignity?Without it step of stately pride is piteous thing to see

Meaning

Is not the modesty ornament of the noble ? Without it, their haughtiness would be a pain (to others).

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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