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Thirukkural 1073

Chapter 108: கயமை (Baseness) · Wealth

Kural 1073

தேவர் அனையர் கயவர் அவருந்தாம்
மேவன செய்தொழுக லான்.

Thevar Anaiyar Kayavar Avarundhaam
Mevana Seydhozhuka Laan

The base are as the Gods; they tooDo ever what they list to do

Meaning

The base resemble the Gods; for the base act as they like.

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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