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Thirukkural 329

Chapter 33: கொல்லாமை (Not killing) · Virtue

Kural 329

கொலைவினைய ராகிய மாக்கள் புலைவினையர்
புன்மை தெரிவா ரகத்து.

Kolaivinaiya Raakiya Maakkal Pulaivinaiyar
Punmai Therivaa Rakaththu

Whose trade is 'killing', always vile they show, To minds of them who what is vileness know

The English verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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