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Thirukkural 161

Chapter 17: அழுக்காறாமை (Not Envying) · Virtue

Kural 161

ஒழுக்காறாக் கொள்க ஒருவன்தன் நெஞ்சத்து
அழுக்காறு இலாத இயல்பு.

Ozhukkaaraak Kolka Oruvandhan Nenjaththu
Azhukkaaru Ilaadha Iyalpu

As 'strict decorum's' laws, that all men bind, Let each regard unenvying grace of mind

Meaning

Let a man esteem that disposition which is free from envy in the same manner as propriety of conduct.

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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