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Thirukkural 204

Chapter 21: தீவினையச்சம் (Dread of Evil Deeds) · Virtue

Kural 204

மறந்தும் பிறன்கேடு சூழற்க சூழின்
அறஞ்சூழம் சூழ்ந்தவன் கேடு.

Marandhum Piranketu Soozharka Soozhin
Aranjoozham Soozhndhavan Ketu

Though good thy soul forget, plot not thy neighbour's fall, Thy plans shall 'virtue's Power' by ruin to thyself forestall

Meaning

Even though forgetfulness meditate not the ruin of another Virtue will meditate the ruin of him who thus meditates.

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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