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Thirukkural 162

Chapter 17: அழுக்காறாமை (Not Envying) · Virtue

Kural 162

விழுப்பேற்றின் அஃதொப்பது இல்லையார் மாட்டும்
அழுக்காற்றின் அன்மை பெறின்.

Vizhuppetrin Aqdhoppadhu Illaiyaar Maattum
Azhukkaatrin Anmai Perin

If man can learn to envy none on earth,'Tis richest gift, -beyond compare its worth

Meaning

Amongst all attainable excellences there is none equal to that of being free from envy towords others.

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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