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Thirukkural 264

Kural 264

ஒன்னார்த் தெறலும் உவந்தாரை ஆக்கலும்
எண்ணின் தவத்தான் வரும்.

Onnaarth Theralum Uvandhaarai Aakkalum
Ennin Thavaththaan Varum

Destruction to his foes, to friends increase of joyThe 'penitent' can cause, if this his thoughts employ

Meaning

If (the ascetic) desire the destruction of his enemies, or the aggrandizement of his friends, it will be effected by (the power of) his austerities.

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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