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Thirukkural 461

Chapter 47: தெரிந்து செயல்வகை (Acting after due Consideration) · Wealth

Kural 461

அழிவதூஉம் ஆவதூஉம் ஆகி வழிபயக்கும்
ஊதியமும் சூழ்ந்து செயல்.

Azhivadhooum Aavadhooum Aaki Vazhipayakkum
Oodhiyamum Soozhndhu Seyal

Expenditure, return, and profit of the deedIn time to come; weigh these- than to the act proceed

Meaning

Let a man reflect on what will be lost, what will be acquired and (from these) what will be his ultimate gain, and (then, let him) act.

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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