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Thirukkural 233

Kural 233

ஒன்றா உலகத்து உயர்ந்த புகழல்லால்
பொன்றாது நிற்பதொன் றில்.

Ondraa Ulakaththu Uyarndha Pukazhallaal
Pondraadhu Nirpadhon Ril

Save praise alone that soars on high, Nought lives on earth that shall not die

Meaning

There is nothing that stands forth in the world imperishable, except fame, exalted in solitary greatness.

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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