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Thirukkural 134

Chapter 14: ஒழுக்கம் உடைமை (The Possession of Decorum) · Virtue

Kural 134

மறப்பினும் ஓத்துக் கொளலாகும் பார்ப்பான்
பிறப்பொழுக்கங் குன்றக் கெடும்.

Marappinum Oththuk Kolalaakum Paarppaan
Pirappozhukkang Kundrak Ketum

Though he forget, the Brahman may regain his Vedic lore; Failing in 'decorum due,' birthright's gone for evermore

Meaning

A Brahman though he should forget the Vedas may recover it by reading; but, if he fail in propriety of conduct even his high birth will be destroyed.

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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