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Thirukkural 344

Chapter 35: துறவு (Renunciation) · Virtue

Kural 344

இயல்பாகும் நோன்பிற்கொன்று இன்மை உடைமை
மயலாகும் மற்றும் பெயர்த்து.

Iyalpaakum Nonpirkondru Inmai Utaimai
Mayalaakum Matrum Peyarththu

'Privation absolute' is penance true;'Possession' brings bewilderment anew

Meaning

To be altogether destitute is the proper condition of those who perform austerities; if they possess anything, it will change (their resolution) and bring them back to their confused state.

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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