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Thirukkural 1064

Chapter 107: இரவச்சம் (The Dread of Mendicancy) · Wealth

Kural 1064

இடமெல்லாம் கொள்ளாத் தகைத்தே இடமில்லாக்
காலும் இரவொல்லாச் சால்பு.

Itamellaam Kollaath Thakaiththe Itamillaak
Kaalum Iravollaach Chaalpu

Who ne'er consent to beg in utmost need, their worthHas excellence of greatness that transcends the earth

Meaning

Even the whole world cannot sufficiently praise the dignity that would not beg even in the midst of destitution.

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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