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Thirukkural 1015

Kural 1015

பிறர்பழியும் தம்பழியும் நாணுவார் நாணுக்கு
உறைபதி என்னும் உலகு.

Pirarpazhiyum Thampazhiyum Naanuvaar Naanukku
Uraipadhi Ennum Ulaku

As home of virtuous shame by all the world the men are known, Who feel ashamed for others, guilt as for their own

Meaning

The world regards as the abode of modesty him who fear his own and other's guilt.

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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