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Thirukkural 505

Chapter 51: தெரிந்து தெளிதல் (Selection and Confidence) · Wealth

Kural 505

பெருமைக்கும் ஏனைச் சிறுமைக்கும் தத்தம்
கருமமே கட்டளைக் கல்.

Perumaikkum Enaich Chirumaikkum Thaththam
Karumame Kattalaik Kal

Of greatness and of meanness too, The deeds of each are touchstone true

Meaning

A man's deeds are the touchstone of his greatness and littleness.

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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