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Thirukkural 335

Chapter 34: நிலையாமை (Instability) · Virtue

Kural 335

நாச்செற்று விக்குள்மேல் வாராமுன் நல்வினை
மேற்சென்று செய்யப் படும்

Naachchetru Vikkulmel Vaaraamun Nalvinai
Mersendru Seyyap Patum

Before the tongue lie powerless, 'mid the gasp of gurgling breath, Arouse thyself, and do good deeds beyond the power of death

Meaning

Let virtuous deeds be done quickly, before the hiccup comes making the tongue silent.

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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