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Thirukkural 34

Chapter 4: அறன் வலியுறுத்தல் (Assertion of the Strength of Virtue) · Virtue

Kural 34

மனத்துக்கண் மாசிலன் ஆதல் அனைத்தறன்
ஆகுல நீர பிற.

Manaththukkan Maasilan Aadhal Anaiththu
Aran Aakula Neera Pira

Spotless be thou in mind! This only merits virtue's name; All else, mere pomp of idle sound, no real worth can claim

Meaning

Let him who does virtuous deeds be of spotless mind; to that extent is virtue; all else is vain show.

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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