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Thirukkural 315

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

Kural 315

அறிவினான் ஆகுவ துண்டோ பிறிதின்நோய்
தந்நோய்போல் போற்றாக் கடை.

Arivinaan Aakuva Thunto Piridhinnoi
Thannoipol Potraak Katai

From wisdom's vaunted lore what doth the learner gain, If as his own he guard not others' souls from pain

Meaning

What benefit has he derived from his knowledge, who does not endeavour to keep off pain from another as much as from himself ?

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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