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Thirukkural 426

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

Kural 426

எவ்வ துறைவது உலகம் உலகத்தோடு
அவ்வ துறைவ தறிவு.

Evva Thuraivadhu Ulakam Ulakaththotu
Avva Thuraiva Tharivu

As dwells the world, so with the world to dwellIn harmony- this is to wisely live and well

Meaning

To live as the world lives, 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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