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Thirukkural 175

Chapter 18: வெஃகாமை (Not Coveting) · Virtue

Kural 175

அஃகி அகன்ற அறிவென்னாம் யார்மாட்டும்
வெஃகி வெறிய செயின்.

Aqki Akandra Arivennaam Yaarmaattum
Veqki Veriya Seyin

What gain, though lore refined of amplest reach he learn, His acts towards all mankind if covetous desire to folly turn

Meaning

What is the advantage of extensive and accurate knowledge if a man through covetousness act senselessly towards all ?

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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