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Thirukkural 194

Chapter 20: பயனில சொல்லாமை (Against Vain Speaking) · Virtue

Kural 194

நயன்சாரா நன்மையின் நீக்கும் பயன்சாராப்
பண்பில்சொல் பல்லா ரகத்து.

Nayansaaraa Nanmaiyin Neekkum Payansaaraap
Panpilsol Pallaa Rakaththu

Unmeaning, worthless words, said to the multitude, To none delight afford, and sever men from good

The English verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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