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Thirukkural 455

Chapter 46: சிற்றினம் சேராமை (Avoiding mean Associations) · Wealth

Kural 455

மனந்தூய்மை செய்வினை தூய்மை இரண்டும்
இனந்தூய்மை தூவா வரும்.

Manandhooimai Seyvinai Thooimai Irantum
Inandhooimai Thoovaa Varum

Both purity of mind, and purity of action clear, Leaning no staff of pure companionship, to man draw near

Meaning

Chaste company is the staff on which come, these two things, viz, purity of mind and purity of conduct.

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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