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Thirukkural 431

Chapter 44: குற்றங்கடிதல் (The Correction of Faults) · Wealth

Kural 431

செருக்குஞ் சினமும் சிறுமையும் இல்லார்
பெருக்கம் பெருமித நீர்த்து.

Serukkunj Chinamum Sirumaiyum Illaar
Perukkam Perumidha Neerththu

Who arrogance, and wrath, and littleness of low desire restrain, To sure increase of lofty dignity attain

Meaning

Truly great is the excellence of those (kings) who are free from pride, anger, and lust.

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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