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Thirukkural 306

Chapter 31: வெகுளாமை (Restraining Anger) · Virtue

Kural 306

சினமென்னும் சேர்ந்தாரைக் கொல்லி இனமென்னும்
ஏமப் புணையைச் சுடும்.

Sinamennum Serndhaaraik Kolli Inamennum
Emap Punaiyaich Chutum

Wrath, the fire that slayeth whose draweth near, Will burn the helpful 'raft' of kindred dear

Meaning

The fire of anger will burn up even the pleasant raft of friendship.

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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