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Thirukkural 311

Chapter 32: இன்னா செய்யாமை (Not doing Evil) · Virtue

Kural 311

சிறப்பீனும் செல்வம் பெறினும் பிறர்க்குஇன்னா
செய்யாமை மாசற்றார் கோள்.

Sirappeenum Selvam Perinum Pirarkku
Innaa Seyyaamai Maasatraar Kol

Though ill to neighbour wrought should glorious pride of wealth secure, No ill to do is fixed decree of men in spirit pure

Meaning

It is the determination of the spotless not to cause sorrow to others, although they could (by so causing) obtain the wealth which confers 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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