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Thirukkural 358

Chapter 36: மெய்யுணர்தல் (Truth-Consciousness) · Virtue

Kural 358

பிறப்பென்னும் பேதைமை நீங்கச் சிறப்பென்னும்
செம்பொருள் காண்பது அறிவு.

Pirappennum Pedhaimai Neengach Chirappennum
Semporul Kaanpadhu Arivu

When folly, cause of births, departs; and soul can viewThe truth of things, man's dignity- 'tis wisdom true

Meaning

True knowledge consists in the removal of ignorance; which is (the cause of) births, and the perception of the True Being who is (the bestower of) heaven.

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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