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Thirukkural 239

Kural 239

வசையிலா வண்பயன் குன்றும் இசையிலா
யாக்கை பொறுத்த நிலம்.

Vasaiyilaa Vanpayan Kundrum Isaiyilaa
Yaakkai Poruththa Nilam

The blameless fruits of fields' increase will dwindle down, If earth the burthen bear of men without renown

Meaning

The ground which supports a body without fame will diminish in its rich produce.

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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