Thirukkural · அறத்துப்பால் · நடுவு நிலைமை

Thirukkural 118

Chapter 12: நடுவு நிலைமை (Impartiality) · Virtue

Kural 118

சமன்செய்து சீர்தூக்குங் கோல்போல் அமைந்தொருபால்
கோடாமை சான்றோர்க் கணி.

Samanseydhu Seerdhookkung Kolpol Amaindhorupaal
Kotaamai Saandrork Kani

To stand, like balance-rod that level hangs and rightly weighs, With calm unbiassed equity of soul, is sages' praise

Meaning

To incline to neither side, but to rest impartial as the even-fixed scale is the ornament of the wise.

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).

Other kurals in நடுவு நிலைமை

How Thirukkural is asked in TNPSC exams

Find your weak TNPSC units before the exam does

Take a free TNPSC assessment on PrepMatic. It shows where you stand across General Tamil, General Studies and Aptitude, then builds a day-by-day study plan and mock tests focused on your weak subjects.

Start free assessment →Free forever plan · No credit card · 2-minute setup