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Thirukkural 423

Chapter 43: அறிவுடைமை (The Possession of Knowledge) · Wealth

Kural 423

எப்பொருள் யார்யார்வாய்க் கேட்பினும் அப்பொருள்
மெய்ப்பொருள் காண்ப தறிவு.

Epporul Yaaryaarvaaik Ketpinum Apporul
Meypporul Kaanpa Tharivu

Though things diverse from divers sages' lips we learn,'Tis wisdom's part in each the true thing to discern

Meaning

To discern the truth in every thing, by whomsoever spoken, is wisdom.

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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