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Thirukkural 1043

Chapter 105: நல்குரவு (Poverty) · Wealth

Kural 1043

தொல்வரவும் தோலும் கெடுக்கும் தொகையாக
நல்குரவு என்னும் நசை.

Tholvaravum Tholum Ketukkum Thokaiyaaka
Nalkuravu Ennum Nasai

Importunate desire, which poverty men name, Destroys both old descent and goodly fame

Meaning

Hankering poverty destroys at once the greatness of (one's) ancient descent and (the dignity of one's) speech.

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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