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Thirukkural 479

Chapter 48: வலியறிதல் (The Knowledge of Power) · Wealth

Kural 479

அளவறிந்து வாழாதான் வாழ்க்கை உளபோல
இல்லாகித் தோன்றாக் கெடும்.

Alavara�ndhu Vaazhaadhaan Vaazhkkai Ulapola
Illaakith Thondraak Ketum

Who prosperous lives and of enjoyment knows no bound, His seeming wealth, departing, nowhere shall be found

Meaning

The prosperity of him who lives without knowing the measure (of his property), will perish, even while it seems to continue.

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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