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Thirukkural 459

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

Kural 459

மனநலத்தின் ஆகும் மறுமைமற் றஃதும்
இனநலத்தின் ஏமாப் புடைத்து.

Mananalaththin Aakum Marumaimar Raqdhum
Inanalaththin Emaap Putaiththu

Although to mental goodness joys of other life belong, Yet good companionship is confirmation strong

Meaning

Future bliss is (the result) of goodness of mind; and even this acquires strength from the society of the good.

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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