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Thirukkural 37

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

Kural 37

அறத்தாறு இதுவென வேண்டா சிவிகை
பொறுத்தானோடு ஊர்ந்தான் இடை.

Araththaaru Ithuvena Ventaa Sivikai
Poruththaanotu Oorndhaan Itai

Needs not in words to dwell on virtue's fruits: compareThe man in litter borne with them that toiling bear

Meaning

The fruit of virtue need not be described in books; it may be inferred from seeing the bearer of a palanquin and the rider therein.

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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