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Thirukkural 30

Chapter 3: நீத்தார் பெருமை (The Greatness of Ascetics) · Virtue

Kural 30

அந்தணர் என்போர் அறவோர்மற் றெவ்வுயிர்க்கும்
செந்தண்மை பூண்டொழுக லான்.

Andhanar Enpor Aravormar Revvuyir
Kkum Sendhanmai Poontozhuka Laan

Towards all that breathe, with seemly graciousness adorned they live; And thus to virtue's sons the name of 'Anthanar' men give

Meaning

The virtuous are truly called Anthanar; because in their conduct towards all creatures they are clothed in kindness.

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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